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Haiti - FLASH : Mining in the country, differences of opinion
09/04/2019 09:31:49

Haiti - FLASH : Mining in the country, differences of opinion
Saturday on a radio of the capital, the Geologist Engineer Claude Prépetit, Coordinator of the Technical Unit of Seismology, of the Bureau of Mines and Energy and Frandy Lespérance Technical Coordinator of "Kolektif Jistis Min" (KJM), have expressed differing views on mining in Haiti's development.

Concerning the mining potential, Prépetit points out that from 1973 to 1993, exploratory research on the mining potential in Haiti was carried out by the Haitian Government with the assistance of the UN organization in various zones (among others Morne bossa - Quartier Morin, Fay au Northern Hole, Grand Bois Limbé, Vallières...) which revealed a total potential of 440,000 ounces of gold on these sites.

For Prepetit "Agriculture can not develop the country alone. To this must be added mineral resources "recalling" We have all the studies on the mining potential. We need a debate to know what we are going to do."

As a reminder to our Dominican neighbors, the Pueblo Viejo gold mine (100km northwest of Santo Domingo) with proven and probable reserves of 25.3 million ounces is the second largest high sulphidation gold deposit in the world. Operated under license by Barrick Gold, which extracts about 30 tonnes of gold a year, in 2017, the mining company was one of the main industrial enterprises contributing to the Dominican public treasury.

For his part, Frandy Lespérance denounces the foreign interference in the mining business of Haiti through the UN and the World Bank while stressing that mining has serious environmental consequences in terms of pollution due to the the use of highly toxic products as well as the health of populations living near farm sites.

In addition, the Prepetit Engineer denied information circulating on several sites and social networks suggesting that companies would exploit mining sites in Haiti recalling the veto of the Senate in 2013 on mining agreements operating in the far north since 2013 https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-7929-haiti-economy-the-senate-voted-the-suspension-of-mining-permits-in-haiti.html Recalling that before any exploitation it is necessary studies of potential and environmental impacts and a ratification of the Senate

Download the 2016 study "The mining industry in Haiti stakes and reality" PDF in French:
https://www.haitilibre.com/docs/cph._l_industrie_minie_re_en_hai_ti._enjeux_et_re_alite_s_final_corrige_10_jan_2016_-2.pdf

Download the summary of this study in Creole :
https://www.haitilibre.com/docs/cph.l_industrie_miniere_en_haiti._resume_en_creole.pdf

Download the summary of this study in English :
https://www.haitilibre.com/docs/cph._l_industie_re_minie_re_en_hai_ti._resume_-_english_version-2.pdf

Challenges of developing the mining sector in Haiti: https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-25486-haiti-economy-challenges-of-the-development-of-the-mining-sector-in-haiti.html

Towards the exploitation of the resources of the Haitian basement : https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-10732-haiti-economy-towards-the-exploitation-of-underground-resources-in-haiti.html

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