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Cerrado Gold Announces Tacit Approval of Environmental Impact Assessment for the Lagoa Salgada Project, Portugal
Tacit approval reflects expiry of statutory deadline under Portuguese EIA legislationFormal certification to confirm tacit approval is being sought TORONTO, Jan. 22, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cerrado Gold Inc. (“Cerrado” or the “Company”) announces that, pursuant to applicable provisions of Portuguese environmental law, the Environmental Impact Assessment (“EIA”) for the Lagoa Salgada Project, located in the Iberian Pyrite Belt of southern Portugal (the “Project”), is considered by Cerrado and it
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