Fortuna Silver announces that the Mexican Federal Administrative Court has ruled in favor of its subsidiary, Minera Cuzcatlan, and reinstated the 12-year environmental impact authorization for the San Jose mine.
- Fortuna Silver announced Monday that Mexican Federal Administrative Court has ruled in favor of Minera Cuzcatlan , Fortuna’s Mexican subsidiary, and re-instated the 12-year environmental impact authorization for the San Jose mine.
Minera Cuzcatlan subsequently initiated legal proceedings in the court to contest and revoke the annulment of the EIA and obtained a permanent injunction to protect its operations pending the decision of the court. “The San Jose mine is in full compliance with all material environmental laws and continues to operate under the terms of the EIA. The decision of the court is subject to appeal by SEMARNAT, and if appealed, the permanent injunction that the company already has will remain in effect,” it added.
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