The ZERO environmental association publicly defended the rejection of the project for a new underground mine at Gavião, located in Aljustrel, in the district of Beja. The association's position comes in the context of the environmental assessment of the project.
ZERO bases its position on three main arguments. First, it states that the project "ignores the railway," not adequately considering rail transport. Second, it points out that the project presents "incorrect climate calculations," questioning the climate impact assessment methodology used. Third, it criticizes that the project will "export ore without transformation strategy," meaning without plans for local processing of the extracted resource.
The project in question is the new underground mine at Gavião, which is being evaluated within the environmental licensing process. Its location in Aljustrel is situated in a region with mining tradition in the Alentejo, district of Beja.
