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From VOA Spanish: President considers allowing mining Salvadoran gold 


FILE - A miner shows a stone with gold mineral at San Sebastian mine in Santa Rosa de Lima, El Salvador, April 26, 2017.
FILE - A miner shows a stone with gold mineral at San Sebastian mine in Santa Rosa de Lima, El Salvador, April 26, 2017.

El Salvador has banned metal mining since 2017, but President Nayib Bukele's government is considering reinstating it because the president claims there are significant gold reserves in the country that could help boost the economy. Environmentalists, religious groups and research centers oppose Bukele's proposal.

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