OEFA Gets Tough on Miners

Mining.com reported that OEFA, the environment agency of Peru, is setting up three specialized courts to hear cases for the mining, energy and fishing industries. The agency has already imposed fine on and shut down major mines over pollution concerns this year.

As quoted in the market news,

The move aims to expedite the processing and sanction of cases found by the Court of Environmental Control, said the OEFA in a statement published by the state-owned news agency Andina (in Spanish).

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