Aura Minerals obtains construction licence, begins early works at Era Dorada
Canadian gold and copper miner Aura Minerals has reported that it has received the construction licence and has begun early works for the development of the Era Dorada gold project, in Guatemala, marking a significant milestone in the project’s advancement.
Aura notes that early works activities include environmental programmes, controlled vegetal suppression, main road detour, internal road access opening, mine dewatering and preparation of platforms to accommodate equipment and temporary facilities.
In January 2025, Aura completed the acquisition of Bluestone Resources, the 100% owner of the Era Dorada project. Aura says the project was acquired with all preliminary licences for the underground mine.
It has now received the final construction licence.
“After extensive dialogue with local authorities and community representatives, during which we shared detailed information about Aura and our Era Dorada project, including our recent formal decision to proceed exclusively with underground operations, we obtained the construction license, which was a requirement to advance and commence early works on the project.
“At the Era Dorada project, we have spent, so far, more than 853 hours establishing ongoing dialogue roundtables with local communities – direct, continuous forums that exemplify our commitment to transparency and inclusion.
“At Aura, we are deeply committed to responsible mining, upholding human rights and ensuring that the development of Era Dorada delivers distributed, positive impacts for both the environment and surrounding communities,” says Aura president and CEO Rodrigo Barbosa.
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