RE:RE:the permit I'm not arguing the permit issuance, I just see some people expecting it like it's going to happen in the next couple of weeks. That's right, tiny Dominican is not a Brazil but Brazil economy even in a bigger s..hole. Tourism in Dominican? This is what a killer of tourism:
https://unearthed.greenpeace.org/2020/06/11/mining-director-in-brazil-plans-regulatory-guillotine/ and I'm expecting a long process for the permit.
soots wrote: I understand what you are saying, medvic, but the Brasilian elections were held well before the Covid pandemic happened. The DR is a much smaller economy and much more reliant on tourism (which is failing), so it has little choice but to promote mining as a tax generator.
You may be right about the hold-up, but I can't see the new President delaying very long before being forced to isse the permit. He also needs to send out a clear message to business (particularly mining companies) that the DR understands and values their contribution to the economy.