Pre-consultation for Pan American Silver’s Escobal begins this month
Escobal Mine, Guatemala Image courtesy of Tahoe Resources
The first pre-consultation meeting with stakeholders of Pan American Silver’s (TSX: PAAS) Escobal mine in Guatemala will take place on April 20, BNamericas reported Tuesday.
Among the participants will be the energy and mines ministry (MEM), representatives of the indigenous Xinca tribe, mining groups, human rights advocates, academics and the presidential dialogue commission.
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Escobal, the world’s third-largest silver mine, has been shut since July 2017 after the country’s Supreme Court provisionally ordered so following an appeal from environment and human rights organization CALAS.