El Salvador's Congress approves ending ban on metals mining

SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — El Salvador's Congress approved Monday a law that would lift the country's seven-year-old ban on mining for metals. The law, proposed by President …

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El Salvador lawmakers overturn mining ban in win for president

El Salvador became the first country in the world to ban all forms of metals mining in 2017. Bukele, who took office in 2019, has called the ban absurd. All 57 of Bukele's allies in …

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Charles Cooper, principal of UK-headquartered mining consultancy Jord Metals, said gold deposits in El Salvador tend to be small but high-grade. Such assets, typically found in …

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Metallic Mining in El Salvador?: A Critical Analysis of Reserves

In December 2024, the debate on metallic mining in El Salvador took a significant turn. President Nayib Bukele, through a series of posts on Twitter, claimed that the country …

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El Salvador discovers a potential $3,000,000,000,000 worth of gold …

President Nayib Bukele has claimed that El Salvador is sitting on $3,000,000,000,000 of unmined gold. Bukele has revealed plans to submit a proposal to the …

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The analysis addresses three key aspects: the plausibility of claims about El Salvador's gold reserves, the feasibility of alternative technologies to cyanide, and the social and environmental implications of a possible return …

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El Salvador discovers $3 trillion gold mine but no one is allowed …

Now, controversial President Nayib Bukele (who previously adopted Bitcoin as legal tender) wants to make the most of El Salvador's natural reserves. To put it into context, …

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The Anti Mining Struggle in El Salvador TerraJusta. 1 Mining in El Salvador Historically El Salvador has not been a mining country Some mining is practiced but mostly small scale …

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El Salvador's Gold Reserves Worth $3 Billion: President Bukele

El Salvador could potentially tap into a $3 billion gold reserve, according to President Nayib Bukele. In a recent message shared on X, Bukele outlined that the country …

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El Salvador has 20 identified mines listed in The Diggings™. The most commonly listed primary commodities in El Salvador mines are Silver, Gold, and Copper .At the time these mines were surveyed, 12 mines in El Salvador were observed …

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El Salvador archbishop blasts mining law change, says it will …

Miner Freddy Flores shows a stone with gold mineral at San Sebastian mine in Santa Rosa de Lima, El Salvador, April 26, 2017. Archbishop José Luis Escobar Alas of San …

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From VOA Spanish: President considers allowing mining Salvadoran gold

El Salvador has banned metal mining since 2017, but President Nayib Bukele's government is considering reinstating it because the president claims there are significant gold …

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Breakbulk movers active in Central America have welcomed El Salvador's decision to overturn its 2017 metals mining ban, a ruling set to generate fresh demand for logistics as the nation …

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El Salvador's $3 Trillion Gold Rush: Bukele's Vision Meets

Studies conducted on just 4% of the identified gold-rich area revealed 50 million ounces of gold, valued at approximately $131.5 billion, representing 380% of the nation's …

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Browse gold mining mines in El Salvador by region—including Cabanas, La Union, Morazan.

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A Bold Vision May Spark El Salvador Mining Renaissance

El Salvador's choice is to change its economy by bringing back responsible mining under President Nayib Bukele's new law. Though some doubt remains, supporters say that …

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Resistance to mining grows in El Salvador as environmentalists' …

Update on El Salvador. by CISPES. First published January 31, 2025. Despite a unanimous October ruling in their favor, five anti-mining activists from the community of Santa …

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El Salvador: can gold mining be carried out without poisoning water?

Hundreds protested in El Salvador last Sunday (19 January) following the government's decision late last year to reverse a mining ban. President Nayib Bukele …

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The Bloody Fight Over Mining in El Salvador — The Dial

Seven years after El Salvador banned metal extraction, the bloody fight over mining appears poised to return. MARCH 12, 2024 PHOTO: In November 2016, in Sensuntepeque, Cabañas, a man attends a celebration of …

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El Salvador could be 'sitting on a gold mine' with $3 trillion in

El Salvador's gold reserves could be worth an astounding three trillion dollars - representing over 8,800% of the country's current GDP ... Bukele argues that mining just 4% …

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El Salvador Eyes $3 Trillion Gold Mine Beneath Its Soil

Seven years ago, El Salvador made global headlines as the first country in the world to ban all metal mining. The decision was hailed as a victory for environmental protection, celebrated by …

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The Bloody Fight Over Mining in El Salvador — The Dial

Mines require high volumes of water to function, and El Salvador does not have enough potable water for what its population needs, according to Andrés McKinley, a specialist in water and mining at the University of Central …

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El Salvador -- Gold, Guns, and Choice

El Salvador -- Gold, Guns, and Choice: The El Dorado gold mine, violence in Cabanas, CAFTA claims, and the national effort to ban mining. International Union for the Conservation of …

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A country like El Salvador could certainly benefit from the economic impact that would come with large-scale gold mining, but the challenge is to have the general population benefit from their mineral resources.

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A Bold Vision May Spark El Salvador Mining Renaissance

A few years back, the thought of letting metal mining happen in El Salvador appeared unimaginable. In 2017, this nation halted the activity entirely, citing possible damage …

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Gold Mining in Central America | Huge Reserves & Challenges

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May 15, 2025 | 08:45 am Guinea revokes 46 mining licences, signalling stricter oversight of major operators. The affected licences cover bauxite, gold, diamond, and graphite …

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President Confirms El Salvador is Sitting on a $3 Trillion Gold Mine

El Salvador, the first country to ban metals mining, might be sitting on untapped gold reserves worth an estimated $3 trillion, according to President Nayib Bukele. This …

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Bukele wants to undo El Salvador's ban on gold mining

At the same time, anti-mining activists began to find themselves targeted by the government. In January 2023, El Salvador's government locked up five community organizers and environmental activists from the rural …

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