The PCP asked the Government for clarification this Thursday about a possible sale of the Neves-Corvo mine, in the municipality of Castro Verde, in the district of Beja, by the Canadian group Lundin Mining.
In a question delivered to parliament, dated Wednesday, but sent this Thursday to the Lusa agency, PCP deputies João Dias (elected by Beja) and Paula Santos they want to know “what knowledge” the executive has “about the sale of the Neves-Corvo mine by Lundin Mining”.
The document, which is addressed to the Minister of Economy and the Sea, António Costa Silva, refers to the “news that has been made public about the possible sale of the Neves-Corvo mine” to ask the Government about “what measures it has taken”. know the intentions of Lundin Mining, current owner of Somincor”, company that operates that mining complex.
“What measures will the government take when it comes to defending the interests of the country and of the workers?” is the other question that the communist deputies ask themselves.
The questions raised by the PCP parliamentarians arise as a result of an article published by the weekly Expresso, on the 15th of this month, entitled “Lundin Mining studies the sale of the Neves-Corvo mines”
Lundin Mining is evaluating the sale of copper and zinc at the Neves-Corvo mine in Portugal for about 1,000 million euros (US$ 1,000 million), according to sources close to the Canadian company quoted by the weekly Bloomberg.
In this Thursday’s statement, PCP deputies argue that, given the recent news that Lundin Mining, current owner of Somincor, could be evaluating the sale of the mining complex, “it is necessary that there be a public clarification by the Government in the sense of safeguarding the interests of the country, the region and the workers”.
Located in the Alentejo municipality of Castro Verde, the Neves-Corvo mine mainly produces copper and zinc concentrate. Some 2,000 people work in these mines, considered the largest in Europe.
Source: Observadora
