Almaden Minerals loses mining concessions permanently
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MEXICO CITY, April 20, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Court declares (Apr.
Key Points:
- MEXICO CITY, April 20, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Court declares (Apr.
- 11) full and strict compliance with the ruling by the Mexican Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation (SCJN), in which Almaden Minerals' concessions to develop an open-pit mining project in the municipality of Ixtacamaxtitlán were cancelled, and it is not feasible to grant the requested concessions by the company.
- Also, the communities have stated that this decision respects and guarantees the right to self-determination of Tecoltemi and the rest of the peoples and communities of Ixtacamaxtitlán and of the entire Sierra Norte de Puebla, who on multiple occasions have expressed a resounding “No” to mining projects and consultations.
- PODER is a corporate accountability and human rights NGO accompanying the affected communities.