The production of electric vehicles will require various types of minerals, such as lithium, copper and nickel, but the current administration has stopped the granting of new mining concessions.
The federal government calculates that the benefit of this industry is equivalent to more than a third of the value of the national Gross Domestic Product.
The towns surrounding the mines become “ghost towns” when their main source of employment closes; ensuring that companies have a closure plan can give them a future.
The director of the Mexican Geological Service, Flor de María Harp, said that the federal government has not had any approach so far, but considers that it is necessary to generate synergies.
The union body ensures that coal wells, in many cases, operate illegally. In contrast, the extraction of other minerals, such as gold and silver, is highly regulated.
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