NO Digital: Malicious misinfo in protestsIn Protests for mining exploitation in San Juan there is malicious misinformation, says Osiris de Len NO DIGITAL NOVEMBER 3, 2022 COVID-19 N-Digital In Protests for mining exploitation in San Juan there is malicious misinformation, says Osiris de Len NO DIGITAL NOVEMBER 3, 2022 The geologist Osiris de Len said this Thursday that the demonstrations against the intentions to exploit the Romero and Romero Sur mines, in San Juan de la Maguana; It seems like malicious disinformation by some groups, who feel that this process will affect the productivity of their sector. Because of a lack of knowledge, people from the agricultural sector understand that if you come with a mining operation you are going to take away my water, said De Len. The expert lamented that those who demonstrate against these operations are the same ones who supported the construction of a highway from San Juan to Santiago, crossing the central mountain range and thus affecting two national parks and two dams, also causing irreparable damage to the entire basin. He said that the operation to be carried out by the Canadian company GoldQuest does not conflict with any of the productive activities in the area, so there should be no fear of irreversible damage to the environment among the inhabitants of the province. "This is an underground mining operation, which would be 350 meters deep, will not have any impact on the surface and will not produce any acid drainage," he said. De Len offered these statements during his participation in the radio program "Estrellas de la Opinion", which is hosted by communicators Jaime Rincn, Noelia Hazim and Euric Santi through Estrella 90.5 FM from Monday to Friday from 7:00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. A.M In the interview, he recommended to the corresponding institutions, and to the population in general, to develop an environmental impact assessment, in which information on soil, water, air, flora and fauna is collected; to have a reference line that allows them to make a decision. He highlighted the importance of knowing the experiences of operations in Bonao, next to the Yuna River, those of Barrick Pueblo in Snchez Ramrez, whose operations, he said, operate perfectly coexisting with other productive operations such as rice planting. GLTA!