...[T]he Guatemalan Constitutional Court responded to the requested clarifications regarding the Court’s final resolution on the Escobal mining license, dated September 3, 2018.  With this action, the Court’s resolution is now final. There is an administrative period during which the resolution will be sent to the Supreme Court and then to the Ministry of Energy and Mines (“MEM”).  Upon receipt of the resolution, MEM can then begin Stage 1 of the court-ordered ILO 169 consultation process.

The clarifications provided by the Court were predominantly administrative in nature...[T]he Court has now specified that Minera San Rafael (“MSR”) shall work with the EIS [Escobal’s Environmental Impact Study] consultant, or another qualified consultant, and experts at two Guatemalan universities – Universidad del Valle and Universidad de San Carlos – to review, define, and recommend the area of influence to MARN [Ministry of Environment]...The Court’s clarification also reconfirmed that the entire Stage 1 should be completed in one month...