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1. Pacific Rim President's Claim that He Wants to Help El Salvador Leaves Many Unconvinced ...: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); Pacific Rim President's Claim that He Wants to Help El Salvador Leaves Many Unconvinced A lengthy article featuring Pacific Rim CEO Tom Shrake published on June 19th by the Toronto based Globe and ...; Created on 03 July 2012
2. Australian-Canadian mining company OceanaGold misleads public on Filipino mine: (OceanaGold Philippines); ... crops, reduced fish stocks and a high incidence of plant and animal diseases. Losing access to land leaves the community with severely reduced agricultural income and limited the ability of residents ...; Created on 22 April 2021
3. ‘Complete turnaround’: Philippines’ Duterte lifts ban on new mining permits: (OceanaGold Philippines); ... and similarly low compensation obligations for damage caused by mine waste and tailings. “That leaves all mines prone to ‘externalizing’ environmental costs,” Dulce said. “In other words, polluters will ...; Created on 15 April 2021
4. Gold mine expansion could produce $2.5 billion. But environmental problems linger: (OceanaGold); ... that site owner OceanaGold needs to post an additional cash bond to restore the property and clean up any pollution that might be left when the company finishes mining the property and leaves South Carolina ...; Created on 30 March 2021
5. From dreams of gold to organic agriculture: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); ... Dubón mentions that ADES came to her community to train them in soil improvement. “A technician came and showed us how to make Bokashi compost (an organic compost rich in nutrients) that contains leaves, ...; Created on 05 January 2021
6. The state of Siege in Izabal and Alta Verapaz: shelters, poppies, and the fear of repression: (Regional News); ... 10 seized firearms, and 23,000 coca leaves destroyed. Translation from: https://nomada.gt/pais/entender-la-politica/estado-de-sitio-en-izabal-y-alta-verapaz-amparos-amapola-y-miedo-a-la-represion/ Translation: ...; Created on 22 July 2020
7. Environmentalists commemorate the 11th anniversary of the murder of Marcelo Rivera: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); ... of these two fighters Orlando Letelier and Roni Moffit killed by Pinochet with a car bomb in Washington in 1973. Like the other fallen environmentalists in this fight, Marcelo leaves us a legacy with ...; Created on 15 July 2020
8. Oceanagold’s wealth is misery for Kasibu farmers: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); ... green leaves that once covered the Mount Dinkiday were now gray rocks clouded not by misty air but by dust and smoke coming from gigantic trucks transporting gravel and equipment from different quarries. ...; Created on 16 September 2019
9. El Salvador – When The Seeds Of Resistance Bloom: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... we can leverage the diversity of our relationships, privileges, power and resources to great effect. In addition, the case leaves us with two other sets of overarching lessons. The first relates to campaigning ...; Created on 23 June 2017
10. Archbishop of El Salvador reinforces the church´s position against mining: (Mining and Human Rights); ... legislative assembly not to allow that, for the sake of our country. We can see that it is the exploitation of a transnational foreign corporations that ultimately leaves very little to our country but ...; Created on 17 September 2016
11. Archbishop of El Salvador reinforces the church´s position against mining: (Mining and Human Rights); ... legislative assembly not to allow that, for the sake of our country. We can see that it is the exploitation of a transnational foreign corporations that ultimately leaves very little to our country but ...; Created on 17 September 2016
12. El Salvador: Vote Against Gold: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... the mine, scientifically described as “acid mine drainage”. When the river overflows, the fields get flooded with this poison, which leaves behind the heavy metals, Lead and Cadmium – this was recently ...; Created on 02 January 2016
13. A blunt NO to mining in Arcatao, Chalatenango: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... Against Mining on the possible effects and damage of this type of industry that only leaves behind destruction and threats to life, for the whole country" he said. Yanira Cortez, Deputy Attorney for ...; Created on 11 November 2015
14. Murdered environmental activists remembered: (Mining and Human Rights); ... authors of these crimes, that the government implements a law to prohibit metallic mining, and that OceanaGold leaves our territory” he continued. Australian-Canadian mining company OceanaGold acquired ...; Created on 30 December 2014
15. Anti-mining leaders asks presidential candidates to make explicit their position on mining: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... activity provides enormous benefits to large foreign corporations while it undermines the states’ ability to implement policies based on public interest and leaves a trail of environmental destruction ...; Created on 21 November 2013
16. PRELIMINARY REPORT “Gold Mining and the Defense of Water in El Salvador”: (Background and reports ); ... impacts of acid mine drainage in the rust-colored water of the San Sebastian river. We heard from local residents that instead of generating wealth for communities, large-scale mining leaves behind poverty ...; Created on 24 May 2013
17. Guatemalan Mine Threatens the Lempa River: (Cerro Blanco); Guatemalan Mine Threatens the Lempa River The Lempa River is the main source of surface water in El Salvador and provides drinking water for over 60% of the entire population, including the city of San ...; Created on 11 September 2012
18. Investigations into Pollution in the San Sebastian River: (Commerce Group); ... the gold from other elements. “Even though the mercury leaves the gold white, once it is put in the oven it takes on a lovely color because it is pure 24 karat gold,” said the worker. He also stated ...; Created on 05 July 2012

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