The mining permits for Aim- and TSX-listed Atalaya Mining’s wholly owned Proyecto Riotinto operation, in Spain, are now fully validated by the Junta de Andalucía.
The validation of the permits ends all the legal processes previously announced by the company in relation to claims made by interested parties in connection with the approval process of Proyecto Riotinto.
CEO Alberto Lavandeira says the environmental permit to restart Proyecto Riotinto was declared null by the Tribunal Superior de Justicia de Andalucía owing to administrative reasons in the process, not environmental.
“Although it has been a lengthy process, the final approval is testimony to the full support of the Junta de Andalucía for the high-quality mining projects currently operating in the region," he says.