Sabaneta, Dominican Republic, May 3, 2026 (AFP) - Hundreds of Dominicans protest Canadian mining project

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Hundreds demonstrated in the Dominican Republic on Sunday to protest Canadian company GoldQuest's proposed mining project. The so-called Romero project aims to extract deposits of gold, copper and silver from a reserve of 1.1 million ounces, valued at around $5 billion, according to GoldQuest. The project would be located in Central Cordillera, far from tourist areas, near the southern province of San Juan where the agriculture-based economy supp......

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