Peace Brigades International
Brent Patterson
On May 21, PBI-Guatemala posted: “PBI accompanies the Peaceful Resistance of La Puya in the symbolic act of handing over machinery to the mining company ...
... decades speaking out contamination of water sources by mining projects, were arrested in January after mining officials visited their town of Santa Marta.
MEXICO CITY — It was considered a major environmental ...
... missions were able to verify on site that the company assigned prosecutors during the voting process, covering the 6 voting centers designated for the population to cast their vote.
Based on the procedures ...
... of this organization visited our country a couple of weeks ago and held meetings with different government institutions such as the Ministries of the Environment; Economy, through its Hydrocarbons and ...
... a basic human right, the current administration continues to prioritize the interests of large companies over the interests of poor communities, approving projects that threaten sites for the recharging ...
... Sagittarius Mining Inc. (SMI) in Tampakan, South Cotabato.
These developments are disconcerting, for they are the exact opposite of what “recovery” should look like. If there’s anything this pandemic ...
... Movement Association, when they dispersed people forming a barricade against the entry of fuel tankers into the operation site of Australian-Canadian mining firm Oceanagold in Nueva Vizcaya.
To recall, ...
... of La Puya as court ruling gives mining company access to the site.
More information, in Spanish, including videos of the PNC entering La Puya, can be found here, La Puya – facebook.
You can read more ...
... that the expansion caused. Over forty families were uprooted and moved to a “Residential Unit” that adjoins the mine site, where the company exercises near complete control over daily life. On top of these ...
... and mediation processes. The office promotes responsible business conduct and it engages with stakeholders on a consultative level.
According to CORE’s website, “The Office of the Canadian Ombudsperson ...
... to protect the rights of Indigenous communities, and the commission retracted it in 2011.
https://cnca-rcrce.ca/site/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/JR-Backgrounder-ENGLISH.pdf?fbclid=IwAR1yK83wtnIk25AaXha29gP00DC0voO93Gaq5l462xei8QjI_fOpvgmZKv4 ...
... very good background and history of the Cerro Blanco mine can be found on the Environmental Justice Atlas website, here, EJAtlas – Cerro Blanco. There is information in both English and Spanish and, though ...
Manila Bulletin
Madelaine B. Miraflor
Australian-Canadian miner OceanaGold Corporation (OceanaGold) and the Philippine government are now finalizing the terms of their updated Financial and Technical ...
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A long stretch of conveyor belt transport nickel ores to mineral processing plant within the Taganito Mining Corporation (TMC) site in Surigao del Norte province, February 2016. Image by Ryan Dael of ...
... mine,’’ said Chuck Sanders, who said he lives two miles away from the Haile site. “Having read over the last couple of years the different violations with mercury, cyanide, rat poison and so forth, I just ...
... late 2020 at the site between Columbia and Charlotte, state and federal records show.
The 2020 wastewater discharge violations, disclosed this week by the Department of Health and Environmental Control, ...
... been under threat from international mining companies for decades, companies that are after El Salvador's gold. But an unlikely alliance came together to stop them. People on opposite sides of the bitter ...
... they are still dealing with polluted rivers, the destruction of sacred sites and property damage. Many people lack access to safe drinking water,” says Jean Symes of Inter Pares.
Mr. Imai is represented ...
... a mine in their area.
Then in March 2018, the company began building an access road to the planned mine site and community members reported that the Guapinol River, a vital source of drinking water for ...