It was a small victory for the inhabitants of Boticas. A precautionary action stopped the lithium prospecting this week in Covas do Barroso. The war with the mining company has been going on for seven years and has no end yet.
The Barroso Mine has starred in a conflict that this week met a new episode with a precautionary action that stopped lithium prospecting in Boticas. The project divides opinions but the protest of those who live socks with the concession area has been audible.
The works of the Mine project were being done under the administrative bondage. A authorization that allowed Savannah to enter private properties and vacant lots.
For the owners who complained about the invasion was a battle wins in a war that has been going on for seven years against the lithium.
Administrative servitude was the only way Savannah had to access these properties. The British company guarantees that it is doing everything within the law and has sought to demonstrate the importance of the mine that may be one of the largest lithium explorations in Europe.
It is estimated that it will produce enough for the manufacture of half a million electric vehicle batteries per year and generate about 200 direct jobs.
Nothing that convinces those who live near the project that promises to fight to the end by a territory that has in nature one of the main riches.
