Los Andes Copper Ltd. (TSXV: LA) has received a go-ahead from the Second Environmental Court in Chile ruled that the company has complied with all the conditions imposed on July 20, 2022 and is now authorised to restart drilling at the Vizcachitas Project.
On March 18, 2022, the Second Environmental Court in Chile issued a preliminary injunction suspending the drilling programme of the company. On July 20, 2022, the Court decided that the company’s drilling programme was compatible with the presence of the Andean cat, and that drilling could resume subject to certain conditions. The company and its consultants worked to obtain certain government agencies’ filings and approvals required by the Court as conditions, which the Court have now declared met, authorising the company to return to drilling.
“We are delighted to have received this positive ruling. Having fully complied with all the conditions imposed by the Court we are now able to return to drilling in order to pursue the optimisations highlighted in the Pre-Feasibility Study published earlier this year,” CEO, Santiago Montt, said.
“In addition to the technical work required to lift the injunction, we have also continued to be very active reinforcing our relationship with the community. We have implemented various community programmes and have developed a strong communications plan, particularly in regional radios and social media, aimed at improving the knowledge and understanding of the future Vizcachitas Project and of the multiple opportunities that a sustainable mining project like Vizcachitas will bring to families and communities.”
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