{"id":3720,"date":"2021-11-23T14:44:11","date_gmt":"2021-11-23T12:44:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/miningwatch.ro\/?p=3720"},"modified":"2021-11-24T15:00:52","modified_gmt":"2021-11-24T13:00:52","slug":"english-euro-suns-rovina-mining-project-local-opposition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/miningwatch.ro\/en\/english-euro-suns-rovina-mining-project-local-opposition\/","title":{"rendered":"Euro Sun\u2019s Rovina mining project &#038; Local opposition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"ltr\">Euro Sun\u2019s Rovina mining project &amp; Local opposition &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/miningwatch.ro\/harti\/rovina\/en\">interactive map here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Romania is getting a new megalomaniac mining project, this time near Brad. Instead of forests, pastures, and orchards, the mining company wants to build two massive quarries and store hundreds of thousands of tons of mining waste in Rovina.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eurosunmining.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/eurosunmining.com\/\">Euro Sun Mining<\/a>, a\u00a0Canadian company would be the sole owner of the gold and copper mines. And the people would be left with only the widespread destruction of the land and the ever-present threat of toxic mining waste.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Residents have joined forces with civil society to oppose the mining project. <a href=\"https:\/\/miningwatch.ro\/harti\/rovina\/en\">This map depicts the scale of the mining project as well as the location of the land in the path of the Rovina mine.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/miningwatch.maps.arcgis.com\/apps\/MapSeries\/index.html?appid=2536cd3d81374b93bad867bb32c24633\" width=\"100%\" height=\"800px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The mining company was unable to obtain a social license. Concerns raised by the local community have never received a consistent response. The local group <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/salvam.muntiiapuseni\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/salvam.muntiiapuseni\">Dezvolt\u0103m Durabil Zona Mun\u021bilor Metaliferi <\/a>was founded last year to fight the mining proposal.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Furthermore, Adriana Maucher and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.declic.ro\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/www.declic.ro\/\">Declic Association<\/a> hold six parcels of land within the project&#8217;s footprint. The site\u2019s viability, and future development, depended on the company&#8217;s ability to secure all property rights within the site footprint \u2013 and the announcement that these lands are not for sale, is likely to derail Euro Sun Mining\u2019s plans to commence work in Rovina Valley in 2022.<\/p>\n<p>Euro Sun\u2019s Rovina mining project &amp; Local opposition comments:<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>\u201cInvestors should think twice before putting their money into a project that is not only flawed, in its design, but also opposed by locals within the Rovina Valley,\u201d<\/i> <b>Tudor Br\u0103d\u0103\u021ban, executive director of Declic.<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>\u201cI&#8217;ve asked Euro Sum several times what they intend to do if people refuse to sell their land to make way for this mine \u2013 and I\u2019m yet to receive a response. To me, this suggests there is no plan B for this project and that they are simply hoping to ride roughshod over the legitimate concerns and opposition of local residents\u201d<\/i>, <b>Adriana Maucher, local landowner and opponent of the proposed mine.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Euro Sun\u2019s Rovina mining project &amp; Local opposition &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/miningwatch.ro\/harti\/rovina\/en\">interactive map here.<\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Euro Sun\u2019s Rovina mining project &amp; Local opposition &#8211; interactive map here. Romania is getting a new megalomaniac mining project, this time near Brad. Instead of forests, pastures, and orchards, the mining company wants to build two massive quarries and store hundreds of thousands of tons of mining waste in Rovina. 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