Petaquilla Minerals Ltd. (fka PTQMF)

[DigiTech]

Heap leach in Spain.

Here are two interesting links to the status of Heap leach regulations in Europe and world wide.

http://www.e-mj.com/index.php/features/1656-the-current-status-of-cyanide-regulations

http://www.justiceandenvironment.org/_files/file/2011%20cyanide%20analysis.pdf


This part of the first link relates to the EU regulation and of course Spain

"Europe has been resisting the idea of a complete ban, but it has a very low threshold of tolerance for cyanide use. The European Union (EU) has set the most stringent cyanide limits for tailings ponds in the world—Adopted Directive 2006/21/EC, on the management of waste from mineral extraction operations. Article 13(6) requires “the concentration of weak acid dissociable cyanide in the pond [be] reduced to the lowest possible level using best available techniques.” All mines started after May 1, 2008, may not discharge waste containing more than 10 ppm WAD cyanide, and mines built or permitted before that date are allowed no more than 50 ppm initially, falling to 25 ppm in 2013 and 10 ppm by 2018. Article 14 also requires that mine operators put in place financial guarantees to ensure cleanup after the mine has finished. In 2006, the EU rejected a proposal to ban all cyanide use. The EU presumed that stringent regulations already in place provide adequate environmental and human health protection."

Looks like we are OK in Spain.