
Archbishop Jose Luis Escobar Alas said on Monday that the country’s mining law is so obsolete that it makes El Salvador especially vulnerable to exploitation.
In October, El Salvador celebrated a victory in international arbitration against a multinational mining company.
Pac Rim Cayman had demanded $250 million for potential profits lost when the government did not grant it a license to mine gold.
Australia-based OceanaGold, which purchased Pac Rim Cayman in 2013, was ordered to pay the government’s $8 million in legal fees.
Other proposals to ban mining have been introduced to the legislature, but conservative parties have kept them from advancing.
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