The company said that there is no legal basis for the denial of the permits, and that they will move to sue the country under the terms of the FTA between the US and CA-DR, known as CAFTA-DR.

Pacific Rim Mining Corp explained in a press release that it is own by Pac Rim Cayman LLC, which is based in Nevada, USA.

Source: laprensagrafica.com

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