The environment ministry is seeking new powers to require licences for
exploration as well as extraction. Mining firms grumble that the process
of getting projects approved is already tortuous enough. This and the
recent fall in world prices of some minerals mean that up to $7.3
billion of investments are stalled, they say. Mr Acosta says the miners
must accept that besides getting their official permits, they have to
convince local communities to accept their presence, earning a “social
licence” to operate. “Without that, the projects become unviable,” he
says.http://www.economist.com/news/business/21599011-government-struggles-contain-public-backlash-against-miners-digging-itself-out
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