Oro Grande garnet plant stymied by commissioner's financing motion
By Josie Shillito
Published: Friday, 10 April 2015
A spat has broken out between New Mexico commissioners and Chamber of Commerce president Mike Espiritu over plans for a garnet mine that could have created hundreds of jobs in the US state. Due to the vote of one commissioner, the project will now be delayed and may even be moved to a different state.
Commissioners have failed to pass a motion in favour of
financing plans for a garnet crushing plant in Oro Grande, New
Mexico, according to Alamogordo Daily News.
The proposed 100,000 tpa plant was earmarked for development
by junior miner Burrell Western Resources for start up in
2015.
According to...