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Caribbean & Central America - May 2015 (ISSN 1741-4458)
HONDURAS: Honduras looks to mine its underground resources
The Honduran council of ministers has declared 18 zones in the country mining reserves, as the government led by President Juan Orlando Hernández moves to accelerate investment interest in the country’s mining potential. A new mining law was approved in 2013, ending a moratorium on new mining permits introduced in 2006 by the former president Manuel Zelaya (2006-2009).
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