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North Macedonia mining and environmental management

Overview

In North Macedonia, government authorities and environmental organizations have raised concerns regarding resource management and industrial pollution.

Minister of Energy, Mining and Mineral Resources Sanya Bozhinovska announced the revocation of over 40 mineral resource exploitation concessions following the identification of irregularities. Concession fees were also increased by 100 percent to support municipal infrastructure. This move followed parliamentary inquiries into safety concerns regarding limestone mining transport on local roads.

Separately, environmental group Eco Svast warned that North Macedonia faces the potential loss of a €500,000 grant intended for the remediation of the Jugohrom wastewater treatment plant. The funds are required to address a landfill containing hexavalent chromium near Jeganovce, which poses a threat to the Rasce water spring. Current data suggests groundwater contamination levels in the area are up to 100,000 times higher than permitted values.

Entities

Eco Svast · Jeganovce · Studeničani · Jugohrom · Sanya Bozhinovska

Timeline

  1. [INTERNATIONAL] 2 sources
    North Macedonia faces risk of losing €500,000 grant for chromium cleanup

    A €500,000 grant to remediate a toxic hexavalent chromium landfill in Jeganovce is at risk, threatening the Rasce water spring and Skopje's drinking water supply.

  2. [BUSINESS] 2 sources
    North Macedonia revokes over 40 mineral concessions

    North Macedonia has revoked over 40 mineral concessions due to irregularities and doubled concession fees. Officials are also investigating safety concerns regarding ore transport in Studeničani.

Sources

biznisvesti.mk · meta.mk · press24.mk · zurnal.mk