Romania blocks Canadian mining company from UNESCO site. The Canadian company was demanding 6.1 billion euros in damages from the Romanian government for suspending the exploitation of a 2,000-year-old gold mine.
His request was rejected by the World Bank. In this town is the site of the ancient Roman gold mines, which UNESCO has included on the world heritage list in 2021. In 2016, Romania declared the Rosia Montana complex a site of historical interest, thus benefiting from protection against mining activity.