Gold mining, a blessing or a curse for the Dominican Republic? • FRANCE 24 English

Latin America's largest #goldmine is at the centre of a contentious debate. The Pueblo Viejo mine in the #DominicanRepublic produces nearly 50 percent of the country's gold. But fifty years of industrial mining have transformed the once-isolated village of Cotui into a massive open-air mine. And the expansion of operations means that around 450 residents of the valley have to leave their native land. Some are calling for an end to exploitative mining practices, but the mining companies insist their activities have no #environmental impact. Our regional correspondents report.
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[@mariain5363]

Leonel Fernández vendió la mina, 97% para la compañía canadiense y 3% para el pueblo dominicano.
En el 2024 Yadira Va!

[@chankanyy924]

Canadian taking other people gold

[@Miguel-er8hi]

Let this issue be made more public.

[@jeffreynunez9995]

What makes me mad that the people in the dominican people can not take the gold spread it like here in America governments do the same wow

[@Haitianwarrior]

Of course, Dominicans bring these people on the land for mining, now they getting closer to Haiti border and all you can say is poor people that live there and they don’t have a voice? But you brought those Canadians.

[@itsolivier]

Welcome to the club

[@winwithjames8833]

15 tons a year of gold and the people of the valley are not millionaires, wow! We don’t need this in Haiti. Total disaster.

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