Replies to post #8289 on Petaquilla Minerals Ltd. (fka PTQMF)

[Lojiko]

I thought the Pres. was pro mining accompanied with the fact that the mining law was pushed through with an overwhelming YES.

That's politics in any country. If there's one thing a politician understands more than money, it's a vote. Mining is getting hammered in La Prensa every time I've checked it for months and months. The leftists obviously have control of the press.

However, the people will not bite the hand that feeds them. We need to follow the Chilean model. Chile is loaded with leftists ... and also has a thriving mining industry. The climate where Chile mines copper is vastly different than where Inmet wants to mine copper and where we mine gold, but if we can demonstrate that the benefits of mining outweigh the costs, we will succeed.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mining_in_Chile