Honduras orders Aura Minerals subsidiary to suspend gold mining at indigenous cemetery

Honduran authorities ordered a subsidiary of Canada's Aura Minerals to suspend open-pit gold mining on Wednesday at an indigenous cemetery site, drawing fierce opposition from residents, whose lawyer confirmed the suspension in a statement.

The subsidiary, Minerales de Occidente Sociedad Anonima (MINOSA), has operated the San Andres mine since 2009 in the west of the country, where a gold vein extends to a cemetery where members of Maya Chorti ethnic groups are buried.