A technical-environmental body in the environment ministry said plans for resuming operations at the site in Miramar de Puntarenas, about 110 kilometers west of San Jose, were environmentally non-viable.
The body cited a May 2010 decree by President Laura Chinchilla slapping a moratorium on new mine exploration and mining, particularly for gold, which uses highly toxic chemicals like cyanide and mercury.
http://www.insidecostarica.com/dailynews/2012/january/19/costarica12011903.htm
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