El Salvador president proposes bill to overturn metals mining ban
In 2017, El Salvador became the first country in the world to ban forms of metals mining.
The Zijin Mining Group , one of China’s biggest gold producers, has been ordered to pay 30 million yuan ($4.62 million) by a local court in Fujian province for a toxic spill last year that caused severe environmental pollution.
The local court in the city of Long Yan has also issued prison terms ranging between three years to 42 months to five of Zijin’s staff who were found to be involved in the incident, Zijin said in a statement on Wednesday.
