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Call for ban on cyanide in mining

Golder principal warns that European Parliament demand has wide implications for global mining industry

13-May-10  Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) have called on the European Commission to propose a ban on the use of cyanide in mining within the EU before the end of 2011. In a resolution adopted by the European Parliament, they argue that a complete ban “is the only safe way to protect our water resources and ecosystems against cyanide pollution from mining activities". MEPs called on the Commission and member states "not to support, either...