Metal mining Mining & Geology iron iron sands mining mining exploration Mayan Iron Corp. Ministerio de Energía y Minas de Guatemala Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources (Guatemala) Tikal Minerals G4G Resources Ltd. environmental impact study Basil Botha Dirección General de Minería Iron Sands Americas Limited

Guatemala: Environmental Impact Assessment for Iron Mine

A Chinese-Australian owned mining company has now presented the EIA required by Guatemalan authorities in order to explore for iron in beach sands.

Monday, April 25, 2011

The Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) submitted in December last year is part of a process that can take several months.

The mining company is awaiting approval of the EIA in order to continue with its program of perforation work.

It has reportedly signed agreements with 26 landowners, according to Elperiodico.com.gt.

Source: elperiodico.com.gt

Key entities

Mayan Iron Corp. Ministerio de Energía y Minas de Guatemala Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources (Guatemala)

Countries

China Guatemala

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Guatemala Rejects Study to Exploit Iron

April 2011

The regulatory agency did not approve the Environmental Impact Study submitted by the company Tikal Minerals, a subsidiary of Maya Iron Corporation.

According to legal proceedings transcript 2010-537, The Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources (MARN) states that the proposed project "Central Porvenir" (LEXR 037-2009) was not approved.

Guatemala Revokes Licenses for Iron Prospecting

June 2011

The Ministry of Energy and Mines (MEM), has closed the project due to non-compliance of requirements by Tikal Minerals Company.

Minister Alfredo Pokus announced at a press conference that the project will not move past its exploration phase and the company involved has no claim options.

Iron Exploration in Guatemala Gives Good Results

August 2010

Tikal Minerals, G4G and Iron Sands have confirmed that preliminary studies indicate that the exploitation of iron sands is feasible.

Tikal Minerals, which has three exploration licenses, commented that it may be possible to obtain an annual average of 10 million tons of iron, located 10 meters below ground. It is estimated that up to 12% of world iron deposits may be located on Guatemalan soil.

NO to the Exploitation of Iron in Guatemala

May 2011

The Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources has rejected all iron mining projects in the Pacific coast, for being environmentally unfriendly.

Luis Zurita Tablada, Deputy Minister of Environment and Natural Resources, currently in charge of the ministerial office, sent a letter to Eduardo Villatoro, a conspicuous opponent of such mining, noting that to date the Ministry has not issued any environmental permit to exploit the iron in the Pacific Coast of Guatemala.

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