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PREFECT PRESTIGIA DELIVERY OF ENVIRONMENTAL LICENSE FOR MINERAL PROJECT IN NORTH BLUE WATER

The mayor of Canaã dos Carajás, Jehovah Andrade, and the Municipal Secretary of Works, Agnaldo Pereira, honored on Wednesday (24) the delivery of the environmental license for the project of copper and gold extraction in Água Azul do Norte, a city Near Canaan. The event was also attended by the deputy governor, Zequinha Marinho, president of the Legislative Assembly of Pará, Márcio Miranda, and the city's political authorities - such as Mayor Renan Lopes Souto - and the region.
With the license, handed over president of the Australian group Avanco Resources, controller of Vale Dourado, Tony Polglase, the company can begin the implementation of the project that aims to extract up to 24 thousand tons of copper and 16 thousand ounces of gold annually. The project's implementation phase, which will be the first underground mining in Pará, is expected to generate up to 800 direct jobs, and about 400 in the operation, which can last up to 20 years.
In a speech, Jehovah emphasized the importance of the project for the region and the greatness of the company responsible for the project, as well as sharing with Canaã dos Carajás the experience of Canaã dos Carajás "who has lived through such moments and knows of the impacts of this project. Postage stamps ". The mayor also stressed that the company and political authorities need to "be aware of the social impacts that can be generated."
By: Wellington Borges - Ascom PMCC

https://www.paraurgente.com/prefeit...l-para-projeto-mineral-em-agua-azul-do-norte/



If that's the crowd behind the rostrum I wonder what the size of the crowd was in front? Seems to be a big deal for the locals.