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Dominican Republic and EU promote studies to identify minerals in the country

From ABC Color · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

At a glance

Newswire Official statement New plan
  • The Dominican Republic, the European Union and the University of Barcelona will study the mineral potential of a mining reserve in Pedernales province.
  • The €538,709.50 project will fund specialized analyses, supplies and knowledge transfer for Dominican technical staff.
  • The parties said they want to strengthen sustainable mining and international cooperation while promoting responsible mining.

The Dominican Republic and the European Union have agreed to study deposits of rare earths, gallium and scandium in a mining reserve in the country’s southwest, with the participation of the University of Barcelona.

The mineral characterization project will cost €538,709.50. The European Union, the Dominican government and the university will provide the funding, according to the Dominican Foreign Ministry. The work will include specialized analyses of the deposits, the purchase of supplies and the transfer of knowledge to Dominican technical personnel.

strengthen

· Dominican Republic, European Union and University of BarcelonaThe joint declaration says the parties want to strengthen the Dominican Republic’s capabilities.

The joint declaration recognizes a grant agreement with the University of Barcelona for the mineralogical characterization of rare earths, scandium and gallium. It also expresses an interest in strengthening the Dominican Republic’s capabilities, developing tools for sustainable mining projects and expanding non-reimbursable international cooperation.

strategic importance

· Dominican Republic, European Union and University of BarcelonaThe declaration highlights the strategic importance of promoting responsible mining.

The studies will take place in the karst bauxite deposits of the Ávila Mining Fiscal Reserve in Pedernales province. The European Union identified rare earths in the area between 2010 and 2011, and the site became a Mining Fiscal Reserve in 2018 for the evaluation and possible exploitation of deposits. The project follows earlier cooperation with the University of Barcelona and a later contract with the United States Army Corps of Engineers.

The Dominican Republic has more than 150 million tonnes of rare-earth reserves. President Luis Abinader described them as among the “best in the world for their purity and feasibility of exploitation.”

best in the world for their purity and feasibility of exploitation

· Luis AbinaderThe Dominican president described the country’s rare-earth reserves in those terms.
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Originally published by ABC Color in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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