Mexico will go to local and international courts if there is no agreement with U.S. firm Vulcan Materials over its mining activity in the eastern state of Quintana Roo, President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Wednesday.
earlier this month, citing concerns over the impact of the company's underwater limestone extraction on the local environment and water table.
"What is very clear is that we're not permitting any more extraction of the material," the president said, adding that operations would remain suspended until an agreement was reached on the site's future use.In February, Mexico's government said it was negotiating the settlement of a $1.1 billion lawsuit by Vulcan over a previous closure of the quarry.
In an email on Wednesday, Vulcan spokesperson Janet F. Kavinoky said the company was seeking to restart suspended operations.
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