4 false claims about Conga

What you can find in the Environmental Impact Assessment.

1. If lakes disappear, farmers will run out of water
• Conga will affect 4 lakes: Three of them will be replaced by reservoirs and one will increase its storage capacity.

2. Tailings will pollute all the basins
• The deposit design of the tailings incorporates all the control measures to avoid pollution in the natural environment. On the other hand, the tailings will be thicker to minimize infiltrations

3. EIA was created without people participation
• Without the audience, around 1800 people who live in the project area, have taken part in the EIA workshops besides other activities such as; visits, meeting, conferences (Thursday dialogues), and technical expositions among others.

4. Reservoirs affect the equilibrium of the zone
• Conga Project will build dykes as reservoirs. What is a dyke? They are floodgates built over natural ravines which allow storing water during rainy seasons. So, the water is stored in the same ravine without affecting the area keeping the same conditions.