Despite gaining building licence, Eldorado to keep Skouries on back burner pending permits

Canadian gold miner Eldorado Gold on Thursday announced that it had received the building permit for the Skouries mine in northern Greece from local authorities. The permit was issued by the planning office of the Aristotle municipality, in Halkidiki, Northern Greece. However, the TSX- and NYSE-listed miner said the $600-million Skouries project would remain on care and maintenance as the company awaited the timely issuance of pending routine permits and licences, which were necessary for the project to restart.