This is another project and in another place of Navarra, I understand that it should not affect the MUGA project
Denied another extension for Geoalcali research permits in Erreniega
The director of Industry of the Government of Nafarroa has denied to Geoalcali a new extension for the permits of investigation Adios and Quiñones and has declared the expiration of the same ones, according to has announced the Council of Undiano in a note. This decision means that "Geoalcali loses all its mining rights in the 115 km2 that affect these research permits and can not continue with the surveys, nor process the new potash mine" in Erreniega.
NAIZ | 10/29/2018 11:19 UPDATED: 11:45
The Council of Undiano, which congratulates the inhabitants of the area for this decision, recalls that "there is still the Extension Adiós of 50 km2 in the hands of Geoalcali, pending completion of the first extension. We hope that it follows the same path and is also expired when the extension ends within one year. "
He adds that "we are 40 villages threatened by the Mine that wants to open Geoalcali" in Erreniega in the municipalities of Adios, Belaskoain, Beriain, Biurrun-Olkotz, Cena de Zizur, Etxauri, Eneritz, Galar, Legarda, Muruzabal, Noain, Obanos, Gares, Tiebas-Muruarte de Reta, Ukar, Uterga, Zabalza and Zizur Nagusia.
"The annulment of the Adiós and Quiñones permits is a big step to rid our territory of the risks and problems of a new potash mine," he continues.
¨This is a problem of the past that affects our present¨
Remember that "the protests and resources of the City Councils and Perdón / Erreniega Councils have been continuous and we do not want to reopen a mine that left so many problems and environmental impacts in our towns, salt dumps, contaminated regattas and rivers, subsidence, houses cracks, fields burned by salt, etc ».
Now it seems that "finally good sense is made a hole in the Mining Service of the Government of Navarre and denies a new extension to Geoalcali.
The Resolution of the Director of Industry is very clear when she says that the company does not deserve a new extension because it has not demonstrated its interest in investigating if there really is potash in the Pardon ».
¨And this is a problem of the present (radical left) that will condition our future
The Council of Undiano recalls that «the City Councils, Councils and neighbors of the Forgiveness / Erreniega already warned from the beginning, that the performances of Geoalcali only had as objective the speculation in the Australian Stock Exchange. When they obtained the research permits, they took control of the Perdón potash monopoly for three years, which was extended for another three years and which they now wanted to extend again, with the minimum economic cost and without fulfilling their commitments. The move went well, at least to the first owners of Geoalcali, because they sold their shares to an Australian company and listed on the stock market they gained more than 30 million euros in four years, speculating with the public potash of Navarra ».
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He considers that this annulment "is very good news, ¨but Geoalcali can still appeal the decision¨.We will be vigilant until we get the potash mine to stop being a threat to our peoples, our territory and its people ».
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