Honduras: Mining Companies Demand Regulatory Framework

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La Tribuna reports comments from Santos Gabino Carbajal, president of the Honduran Metal Mining Association (Anamimh in Spanish), saying that, "there is significant interest from foreign investors in bringing capital into Honduras of around $185 million but they lack sufficient legislation to enable them to do so".

Carbajal added that companies from India, Australia and Italy are among those interested in investing in Honduran mining.

Source: latribuna.hn

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