A Chilean environmental court said it has admitted a filing by Andes Iron to review a ban that prevented the company from developing an iron ore project, according to media reports.
Earlier in December, Chilean copper and iron ore producer Andes Iron filed a request with the Chilean environment court to revert a decision that prevented it to develop the Dominga iron ore project. The $2.5 billion project was expected to produce up to 12 million mt of iron ore.
The admission of Andes Iron’s claims means the company will have a chance to defend its views and revert the ban on the project.
The project was rejected earlier this year by a Coquimbo’s environmental commission, which said the project lacked information about its influence area, as well as the impact it could have on the environment. Andes Iron appealed the rejection of the project by the Coquimbo commission to the country’s minister council, which sustained the ban.
Despite admitting Andes Iron’s request, the court has not yet set a hearing for the case.