The government has denied a Canadian company a license.
The Costa Rican authorities in the mining sector have declined the request to reopen the Bellavista gold mine by the Canadian company B2 Gold, arguing that the act would be contrary to the national moratorium on mining.
The firm aims to revive gold mining in the area, which was suspended in 2007 after a landslide polluted the surrounding waters, reports Nacion.com.
The Canadian mining company is looking for new land for the installation of a processing plant.
Production at the mine has been paralyzed since 2007, when a landslide caused damage to the gold mining zone and affected the factory’s processing.
Donald Brown, Bellavista mine manager and representative of Metals Processed M.R. W., B2 Gold’s Costa Rican partner, indicated that it is negotiating the purchase of some 75 hectares of land, in order to install the plant.