EL SALVADOR SAYS NO TO GOLD TO BECOME 1ST COUNTRY TO BAN METAL MINING
SOURCE: RT
The smallest country in Central America – El Salvador – has approved a law prohibiting all metal mining in an attempt to protect the environment and natural resources. It is the first country in the world to do so.
The new law, supported by 70 lawmakers, bans all exploration, extraction, and processing of metals both in open pits and mines.
