The war for the gold from Roşia Montană has been reopened. An aggressive advertising that speaks of a 4 billion dollars benefit have been broadcasted continuously at the television as a part of the campaigned run in the last few weeks by Gabriel Resources. These individuals have tried in the last few years to exploit the gold in the area, but they have been blocked in the court of law, they lost the lawsuits.
The seven lost lawsuits have the next terminal sentences:
2. The High Court of Causation and Justice, by the decision 4607/2008, cancels the Certificate of archaeological load discharge for the Mountain Carnic. Because of this, the core of the mining project, where it exists the most gold concentration, is protected by law, the exploitation could not start without this certificate. The company tries to obtain a new one, for the same perimeter, and illegal one, from the Minister of Culture.
4. The Appellate Court Alba cancels the contract of cooperation between the town hall of Roşia Montana and the company RMGC about the construction of the emplacement of migration Piatra Albã – New Roşia Montană.
6. The Appellate Court Cluj decides, by terminal decision, the annulment the second urbanism certificate released by the District Council Alba.
The Belgian economist Francoise Heidebroek states: “If there will be exploited 10 million ounces of gold, as it is written black on white in the project of the company, it means that the bed values over 9 billion dollars (taking in consideration the current price, of over 900 dollars on ounce). Considering that the value of due to the state is 2% it means that, in the happiest case, during the 17 years of the exploitation, Romania would get from the all gold from Roşia Montana only a small amount of 500 million dollars (with the taxes included!), namely exactly 10 kilometers of Bechtel highway! In other words, to give the state 4 billion dollars, as they say in the advertising, the due should be 50%! As a support to our demonstration I come with other data: with an forestalled investment of one billion dollars in equipments and technology and a cost of production at 4 billion USD (according to the official site of the company), RMGC should remain, after it will pay the credits to the banks, with a profit of 4 billion dollars. How will it be able to give Romania these 4 billions? Maybe 4 billions illusions. In these conditions, their advertise is a rude lie, and it should be the case the CNA (the romanian comitee for the audio and visual) to self-inform, according with the current laws about the advertising in Romania”.