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1. National Roundtable against Metal Mining Demands technical closure of mines and compensation for environmental damage
(Mining prohibition El Salvador)
... closures of the abandoned mines and remediation measures for environmental damage, remain absent. The government of the FMLN (Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front) had two years to enact these measures ...
Created on 18 September 2019
2. The Cerro Blanco mine and the right to consultation
(Cerro Blanco)
... also expressed concerns about the heat management models presented by the company in an ecosystem characterized by the prevalence of thermal waters; and Dr. Vladimir Pacheco, an expert on mining closure ...
Created on 22 September 2022
3. In Guatemala, Harris Should Address U.S. Policies That Put Corporations Over People
(Mining and Human Rights)
... damage was done. KCA operated the El Tambor mine for nearly two years until the courts forced its closure. Community members active in the resistance to KCA’s mining project faced other acts of physical ...
Created on 07 June 2021
4. Why Canada is at the centre of global mining atrocities
(Mining and Human Rights)
... has listing and disclosure requirements that are pretty lax.” Canada is a playground of deregulation for mining companies headquartered here. As both Lang and Asuncion asserted, corporate social responsibility ...
Created on 12 May 2021
5. Canada’s Mining Industry Is Spreading Havoc Around the World — With Justin Trudeau’s Support
(Mining and Human Rights)
...    The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights has called for the closure of Goldcorp’s Guatemalan Marlin Mine due to the company’s failure to consult with indigenous communities. The Canadian government ...
Created on 07 May 2021
6. Reactivation of Cerro Blanco Mining Project
(Mining and Human Rights)
... Energy and Mines (MEM) a “2-year temporary closure due to technical failures and flooding”, since when no mining activities have been carried out. Yesterday (4th May) Bluestone Resources Inc. issued ...
Created on 06 May 2021
7. Swiss mining transnational Glencore in the Andes
(General mining reports )
... due to the low price of coal making their operations “economically unviable”. This has raised the alert for several national organizations, because there is no “progressive closure plan respectful of international ...
Created on 22 April 2021
8. ‘Complete turnaround’: Philippines’ Duterte lifts ban on new mining permits
(OceanaGold Philippines)
... Gina Lopez, a staunch anti-mining advocate, as secretary of the DENR. In her one year in office, Lopez oversaw the closure and/or suspension of permits for 26 mining operations found in violation of environmental ...
Created on 15 April 2021
9. OceanaGold (ASX:OGC) fined A$128,500 as environmental concerns at Haile continue
(OceanaGold)
... our Environmental Policy, we are committed to responsible environmental management through all of the stages of the development cycle: exploration, construction, operations, and closure," the company says ...
Created on 15 February 2021
10. Reclaim Your Rights: Defend Indigenous People’s Lands
(OceanaGold Philippines)
... forced evacuation and closure of indigenous Lumada schools. Indigenous elders and vocal anti-mining leaders, such as Domingo Choc Che from Guatemala and Bae Milda Ansabo from Mindanao, suffered brutal ...
Created on 17 December 2020
11. ATM Statement on illegal entry of fuel trucks in Nueva Vizcaya
(Pacific Rim/OceanaGold)
... be arrested. We are deeply frustrated that the Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) of DENR has failed to implement the closure and decommissioning protocols for the Didipio mines, in light of the expiration ...
Created on 28 November 2020
12. Pandemic fuels mining extraction in Latin America
(Regional News)
... with the lower supply due to the closure of mines in the majority of the countries. Pedro Canoero from REMA explains that most of the minerals are linked to the great growth of industries, such as automotive, ...
Created on 09 August 2020
13. The Duterte era: A state of nature under attack
(OceanaGold Philippines)
... greenwashing. The historic closure of big mines under the late former environment secretary Gina Lopez has been recently announced by current environment secretary and ex-general Roy Cimatu himself as ...
Created on 25 July 2020
14. In El Estor: a chain of breaches and contempt by CGN-PRONICO puts the lives of human rights defenders at risk
(Regional News)
... to mining. To that end, the company has urged the employees of the mine by threatening them with the closure of the company, thus dividing the people of El Estor. As such, the frustration and anger of ...
Created on 12 June 2020
15. Ostúa River contaminated with lead and arsenic from Cerro Blanco mine
(Cerro Blanco)
... improvement of gold prizes in the international market. Still, these reasons raised several doubts among the Guatemalan population. Guatemalan environmentalists believe that the closure of the Cerro ...
Created on 21 April 2020
16. Water, transparency and mining concerns in the Philippines
(OceanaGold Philippines)
... these minerals may bring us, we overlook the negative environmental and social impacts of these operations to the host communities. The study is not without limitations. The lack of public disclosure ...
Created on 08 March 2020
17. Map reveals Canadian mining company’s environmental, social conflicts
(Regional News)
... consent of the Xinka people and ordered the closure of the mine. Pan American Silver gained control of Escobal when it bought Tahoe Resources in 2019. Today, the mine is still closed. A court-ordered ...
Created on 02 March 2020
18. Social Organizations demand compliance with the Prohibition of Metal Mining
(Mining prohibition El Salvador)
... mining industry.  Among the specific requests of the organizations, UNES, ADES, CRIPDES and ACAFREMIN, there is the allocation of sufficient economic resources to execute various actions related to mine closures and ...
Created on 26 December 2019
19. National Roundtable against Metal Mining demands president Nayib Bukele to order the implementation of the Metal Mining Ban
(Mining prohibition El Salvador)
... and ensure the appropriate technical closures of the mines," said La Mesa in a statement. They indicated that even though the Law was approved in March 2017, the provisions in the legislation have not ...
Created on 16 September 2019
20. Central American antimining activists gather in El Salvador to discuss joint strategies for action
(Media Releases)
... of the impacts of extractive industries in the CA4 region; Deepening the knowledge on the topic of technical closure of mines, which has been identified in the region as a priority for environmental ...
Created on 05 May 2019
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