The Environment Agency has definitively rejected the project after the promoter submitted changes to the initial proposal to extract gold, silver, copper and zinc in the region.
Lagoa Salgada mine project in Grândola and Alcácer do Sal rejected
Friday, 23 January 2026RSS
Context & Explainers
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