Mining law in New Mexico has changed since the days of the Tererro Mine. This piece of legislation is an important part of the framework under which mining companies must operate.
“My administration has heard from many New Mexicans who are deeply concerned by the prospect of mining resuming in the Pecos Valley, which contains the Tererro remediation site.”
A public hearing on an ordinance to amend county’s Land Use Development Code wasn’t supposed to be about the prospect of a new mining operation north of Pecos.