The company Gold Questmanager of “Rosemary” projectassured that he is committed to an environmentally and socially sustainable mining operation that translates into social and economic transformation for the San Juan province and the South region.
In a press release, Luis Santana, president of Gold Quest, affirmed that this project would come to increase the levels of development in the region through the generation of employment opportunities, social plans and projects that mitigate the environmental impact that currently exists in the areas of the river basin of San Juan and Sabaneta dam.
“We must talk about how we can transform this reality together, and through the proposal of a mining operation that promises to improve the living conditions of sanjuaneros with the generation of jobs, which would immediately transform the development of the province,” he said. Santana.
Given the concerns about the preservation of water, he clarified that in a possible mining operation such as the one proposed by the “Rosemary” projectthe use of cyanide would not be necessary, and that the tributaries of the Granero del Sur would not be affected by chemical agents.
The executive specified: “In the area no chemical procedure will be carried out to separate the minerals that will be extracted as gold, copper, zinc and silverby virtue of the fact that it will be sent to another place in a paste and that for its elaboration it does not need to use chemicals”.
During the presentation of the project to members of the Dominican College of Engineers, Architects and Surveyors (Codia) and civil society, in the framework of the conversation “Contributions of engineering and surveying to the Romero project”, Gold Quest stated that the project under construction would generate around 1,000 jobs and in the operation about 3,000 between direct and indirect.
Social responsibility plans
Within its social responsibility plans, the company highlighted a development program that will include professional technical training for San Juan residents, as well as increased agricultural production, incentives for water conservation, through a reforestation program for protection of the basin, among other initiatives that will promote the development of the valley.
The main executive was accompanied by other members of the company such as Félix Mercedes, general manager of the project in the Dominican Republic; José Ogando, Environment and Safety Manager, and Eduardo Ramírez, Communications Manager.
Gold Quest
Gold Questis a public mining company listed on the stock market of toronto, with Canadian, North American and Swiss investors. Being its main investor the company Agnico Eagle, which is the third gold mining company in the world in market value, with more than 60 years of experience in responsible mining, according to the press release.
According to Dominican law, in order for mining projects to be developed, several stages must be completed, which are: exploration, economic feasibility studies, environmental and social studies, and then, based on these evidences, grant the development permit for the project. .
Currently Gold Quest is waiting for the approval of the environmental and social impact studies, which is what will allow them to know the viability of the project.
