Rosia Montana declared site of historical interest,granting it protection from Gabriel Resources, which has tried for 15 years to extract 300 tonnes of goldA Romanian village where a Canadian firm is planning a controversial open-cast goldmine has been declared a site of historical interest, and granting it protection from mining activity. “Rosia Montana village has been designated a station of historic site of national interest which has a radius of two kilometres [just over a mile],” said Adrian Balteanu, the Romanian culture ministry’s adviser on cultural heritage. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com