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VENEZUELA BANS GOLD-MINING IN FOREST RESERVE
It's a great victory for ATBC conservation committee after releasing several resolutions about goldmining in the Guiana Shield. Mongabay.com reports that Venezuela banned gold mining in its Imataca Forest Reserve and said it will not issue new permits for open-pit mines anywhere in the country, according to Reuters. "Venezuela will deny environmental permits for the open-pit mine exploitation," Environment Minister Yuviri Ortega told Reuters in an interview last week. "Neither private or public companies will for now explore Imataca's gold." See ATBC resolutions on line at blada.com: Caura rive - Nouragues - Parks and Reserves. Symposium on Mining at atbc2008.