Overview
- A federal collegiate tribunal ruled that Calica may only access the site to remediate, compensate and restore the area under Semarnat supervision.
- Judges denied Calica's bid to suspend restoration and continue extracting limestone, following more than 50 unsuccessful legal actions since 2022.
- The ruling requires restoration to follow obligations from the 2000 environmental authorization, including a formal program, wildlife corridor recovery, reforestation and a schedule.
- Court-cited expert evidence found Calica extracted about twice its permitted volume and lacked required water concessions and a forestry permit.
- Semarnat says Vulcan's arbitration against Mexico remains active, while the government prepares a countersuit and continues negotiations on a potential purchase for non-extractive uses.