The National Environmental Authority (ANAM) rejected the EIA primarily because the project is in protected areas and districts.

Mónica Palm, Prensa.com journalist, explained that "the concession that Cuprum has had since early 2006 is for conducting exploration for gold and other minerals in an area comprising 24.3 hectares, distributed in the province of Chiriquí and the Ngöbe Buglé Region."

Source: Prensa.com

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