Borralha’s Future: Investment, Jobs and Community Dialogue
In Diário de Trás-os-Montes, Avelino Pinheiro, director of the Mina da Borralha project, makes the case for a fact-based debate on Borralha’s future, highlighting environmental responsibility, community participation and opportunities for local development.
8/24/20261 min read
In his opinion column for Diário de Trás-os-Montes, Avelino Arantes Pinheiro, director of the Mina da Borralha project, argues for a debate grounded in facts, transparency and community participation.
He presents Borralha as an opportunity to create jobs, attract investment and support local development, while emphasising the importance of environmental safeguards and public scrutiny. The column also highlights the Monitoring Committee and Information Centre as channels for residents to raise concerns, ask questions and follow the project’s progress.
Author: Avelino Arantes Pinheiro, geologist, teacher and director of the Mina da Borralha project.
Source: Diário de Trás-os-Montes