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21. FMLN Will Vote for the Ban on the Mining Industry in the Country: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... ordinances;” to state their opinion on the impacts of mining operations in their territories. * Translated by Sebastian Rosemont Translated from: http://www.diariocolatino.com/fmln-listo-dar-votos-la-prohibicion-la-industria-minera-pais/ ...; Created on 10 February 2017
22. Communities Call on Local Representatives to Approve Anti-Mining Regulation: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); * Teresa Alvarado: Transparencia Activa The inhabitants of Cinquera also asked the city council to call a popular vote so that the citizens of the town can decide through a vote if they are in favor of, ...; Created on 10 February 2017
23. Yes to life, no to mining! – Report Back Delegation to El Salvador: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... water in San Sebastian Before we get to meet the people of Arcatao, Pedro Cabezas and Alfredo Carias from CRIPDES take us for a tour across the small Central American country – as a preparation for the ...; Created on 03 February 2016
24. El Salvador: 49 exploration permits were once approved: (Background and reports ); ... exploitation of minerals that are still under consideration, according to the OIR. The applications were submitted by mining companies Commerce Group Corp. for the San Sebastian mine in Santa Rosa de ...; Created on 07 January 2016
25. Resistance against the bloodsucker: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... due to lost profits Water is not supposed to be orange, not even in El Salvador. But, in the town of San Sebastian, in the Eastern part of the small Central American country, it is. Gustavo Blanco uses ...; Created on 03 January 2016
26. El Salvador: Vote Against Gold: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... water. The damages caused by metallic mining can be observed in the Department of La Union, about 120 km to the East. In Santa Rosa de Lima lies the San Sebastian mine, which used to be the biggest in ...; Created on 02 January 2016
27. The negative legacy of mining in El Salvador continues after 100 years: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... plant because of mining. The most complex abandoned site was found to be the San Sebastian mine in Santa Rosa de Lima, La Union, where the population are facing the consequences of acid drainage that ...; Created on 11 November 2015
28. Arcatao Community Consultation: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... San Sebastian 11:30am – Lunch in Santa Rosa de Lima, La Union 12:30pm - Visit to the San Sebastian mine, a mine abandoned by US based Commerce Group that highlights the toxic legacy of mining in El ...; Created on 30 September 2015
29. Media coverage of the International Month of Action: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); ... Wisconsin-based Commerce Group Corp purchased a gold mine near the San Sebastian River in El Salvador and contaminated the water. Now, according to Lita Trejo, a native Salvadoran and school worker in ...; Created on 29 September 2014
30. News Summary international campaign against OceanaGold: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); ... itself, nothing is more precious than water. Just ask the people of El Salvador. Nearly 30 years ago, the Wisconsin-based Commerce Group Corp purchased a gold mine near the San Sebastian River in El ...; Created on 25 September 2014
31. Preliminary program: (2014 International Delegation); ... to la Union and visit the San Sebastian mine. Engage with community members and learn about the environmental impact of an abandoned mine in local living conditions. Evening: Travel to Cabañas Day ...; Created on 07 August 2014
32. A corporate warning to El Salvador: Give up your gold or pay $315 million: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); ... SAN SEBASTIAN, El Salvador — Vasita Escobar is certain that chemicals from the abandoned gold mine upriver from her house are slowly killing her family. “This company that has destroyed life, wanted ...; Created on 06 August 2014
33. Resistance against metallic mining in El Salvador commemorates International Day Against Open Pit Mining: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... impact on the environment and the country already has experienced these consequences as the San Sebastian in Santa Rosa de Lima, La Union, has killed the river running through the mining project," he said. ...; Created on 05 August 2014
34. Incoming Minister of the Environment confirms continuation of mining moratorium in El Salvador: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... San Sebastian River which found high levels of contamination with Cyanide, 11 times above the norm, and Iron 1000 times above the norm. These studies have been used by environmentalists to raise public ...; Created on 29 May 2014
35. El Salvador, violence and impunity: (Mining and Human Rights); ... by another case. Commerce Group is a Wisconsin-based company that operated the San Sebastian mine in La Unión department in eastern El Salvador. It used the Central American Free Trade Agreement to demand ...; Created on 13 February 2014
36. About mining in El Salvador: (Water no Gold); ... where mining operations are located. The community of San Sebastian, where US Corporation Commerce Group has its operations, is currently enduring the long term health impacts of acid drainage leaching ...; Created on 06 November 2013
37. Letter to the Legislative Assembly of El Salvador: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... impact on health and the environment caused by the industry. An example of this is the San Sebastian mine in La Union, where mining implemented decades ago has left the community without water and with ...; Created on 01 October 2013
38. July 22, 2013 Global Day of Action Against Open Pit Mining: The National Roundtable Against Metallic Mining reiterates demand for legislation prohibiting metal mining in El Salvador: (Media Releases); ... that toxic waste generated by the intensive use of heavy metals such as cyanide, mercury, etc. An example of this toxic legacy in El Salvador is the San Sebastian mine in La Union, where an abandoned ...; Created on 22 July 2013
39. The Rights Clash: (Commerce Group); ... young boys play swordfight with ragged sticks in the rural Salvadoran town of San Sebastian. They advance toward each other, hopping from rock to rock, then pivot away in the nick of time. One boy edges ...; Created on 15 July 2013
40. International delegation confronts mining in El Salvador: (2013 Fact Finding Mission); ... Santa Rosa de Lima, a municipality of La Unión to see first-hand the environmental damage caused by the Commerce Group's San Sebastian Mine project. San Sebastian Mine: Billions extracted, leaving only ...; Created on 08 July 2013

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