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Uruguay approves new mining law, opens reserves to foreign firms

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 04, 2013 | 4:11 pm Europe Latin America Iron Ore 

Uruguay’s Congress passed Tuesday a new set of mining rules that regulate large-scale mining projects, imposing significant taxes as well as environmental standards, reports Mineria en Linea (in Spanish). The house of representatives approved by a 52-30 vote the law that...

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