Spain has turned down Berkeley Energia’s request to build a uranium mine facility at the company’s Salamanca project in western Spain.

The company, which has offices in Spain and Australia, has been informed of the decision to refuse authorisation for the construction of the uranium concentrate plant at Retortillo in Salamanca province, the ministry for ecological transition said in a statement.

Spain’s nuclear regulator CSN had already issued a binding ruling in July opposing the project. Berkeley said at the time it was extremely disappointed by the decision and would consider options to defend its interests.