In June 2010, the Siria Valley Environmental Committee (CAVS) and other civil society organizations filed an administrative challenge to the legality of the Honduran Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (SERNA) granting an environmental permit for exploitation of the San Martín concession. The legal challenge was unsuccessful (CIDSE, 2009: 69).
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Honduran Institute for Environmental Law (IDAMHO) and OXFAM, "The San Martin mine in the Valle de Siria - Exploration, Exploitation and Closure (Spanish)", dated October 2012, online: https://iderechoambientalhonduras.org/sites/default/files/informe_comple... , accessed 15 October 2020.