He Ministry of Energy and Mines granted benefits to the Rinconada and Lunar de Oro Mining Cooperatives Central in record time, despite the fact that the cooperative has a history of environmental contamination.
Rómulo Mucho Mamanicurrent head of the Ministry of Energy and Mines, met with Paul Apaza Coyla, president of the Central de Cooperativas de la Rinconada and Lunar de Oro, a group sanctioned in 2022 by the National Water Authority for contaminationaccording to the program Fourth Estate.
After the meeting, the mining plant, which had received a fine of 43 UIT for violating environmental laws, In just two days he managed to modify his registration in REINFO.
This update gave them the permission to carry out gold processing activitiesa privilege that had been denied to them in the past, according to the Sunday report.
After the meetings with the minister, the mining leaders met with Mayra Figueroa Valderrama, general director of Mining Formalization and a trusted official of the minister.
Shortly after, the Ministry of Energy and Mines approved the inclusion of the benefit activity in the cooperative’s REINFO, through report 0292-2020.
Criminal lawyer Walter Palomino warned that these events could constitute a case of bribery or influence peddlingcrimes that carry penalties of up to eight years in prison.
Last Thursday, after Sunday’s consultations with the Ministry of Energy and Mines, The status of the mining cooperative’s REINFO changed unexpectedly: It went from current to suspended.
The ministry did not agree to provide interviews on the subject and he limited himself to responding by email that he would send written responses. For its part, Mayra Figueroa indicated that she could not give statements without authorization from the ministry’s press area.
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