Caribbean & Central America - October 2012 (ISSN 1741-4458)

The recent re-opening of the Dominican Republic (DR)’s largest gold mine, with the biggest single private investment in the country’s history (US$3.8bn) and renewed interest from foreign mining companies seeking to expand their operations has revived familiar concerns from environmentalists and local communities affected.

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