Slovakia: Government passes new rules for cyanide leaching method

“Any processing, adjustments and cultivation of minerals via the technology of cyanide leaching, along with the creation of waste dumps, deposits and waste ponds, produces activities that entail a grave infringement of the right to a favourable environment, with a certain potential to endanger, damage ... the health of the population,” the proposal reads, as quoted by TASR.
The amendment, therefore, would ban cyanide leaching when processing minerals, as well as the creation of waste dumps, deposits and waste ponds when using this technology. At the same time, the proposal stipulates that the method could be used if the general consent of the people living in the affected area is obtained in a referendum.
http://spectator.sme.sk/articles/view/55078/10/government_passes_new_rules_for_cyanide_leaching_method.html