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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Via AP news wire

El Salvador's Congress approves ending ban on metals mining

El Salvador Mining Ban - (Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

El Salvador's Congress approved Monday a law that would lift the country’s seven-year-old ban on mining for metals.

The law, proposed by President Nayib Bukele and passed on a 57 to 3 vote, would allow mining everywhere except nature reserves and sensitive watersheds. It's expected to go into law with his approval.

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