As a non-expert, I ask, "What's a solution that meets the needs of all parties?" The mine went from private to government to private hands. The people and workers need the basics, at a minimum: water, clean air, safety, health care...plus, they need opportunity. The mine owner and shareholders want a return on investment, at a time when metal prices have bottomed-out.

After reading the article, it seems so complicated that it would take competent reconciliation between all parties, to find a solution.