“CHALATENANGO FREE OF MINING”
Community Consultations on mining in El Salvador
September 2014
Communities in the department of Chalatenango have been at the forefront of organized opposition to ...
... the Municipal Consultation on Mining petitioned by citizens of our municipality, are facing the undemocratic backlash of the Ministry of Energy and Mines (MEM) through a statement dated September 19, where ...
A municipal referendum was held on September 18 in Asunción Mita, Guatemala, that will impact the future of the Cerro Blanco mine. The question on the ballot aske
d people if they were in agreement ...
... 18th of September in the municipality of Asunción Mita, Jutiapa, Guatemala. The consultation was related to the presence of metal mining projects in Asuncion Mita, home to the controversial Cerro Blanco ...
... Court’s September 3, 2018 decision, which ordered consultation with the Xinka people over the Escobal mining project.
However, there is now concrete progress in the pre-consultation process. One of the ...
... government agencies, and NGOs.”
In September 2020, the company announced the launch of a “participatory monitoring program” in the municipality where the mine is located. In response to a letter sent ...
... too much cyanide. The releases also killed water bugs.
OceanaGold’s most recently disclosed troubles follow three separate DHEC enforcement cases involving the Haile Gold Mine.
The agency said in September ...
... involving the Haile Gold Mine that had been announced by DHEC in the past year.
The agency said in September it had fined the mine $11,200 after finding excessive water releases of thallium, a toxic ...
... Thursday last week.
In September last year, the Haile Gold Mine was fined US$11,200 (roughly A$14,400) for several violations, including the release of the metal thallium, which is used in the production ...
... most recent enforcement action, the Haile Gold Mine and a contract laboratory have been fined nearly $128,000 for violating environmental rules in recent months.
In September, DHEC announced it had fined ...
... in artisanal mining, to transform the sector within a period of two years.
With the promulgation of the aforementioned law, the El Dorado mine closed operations in September 2017 and the Pacific Rim ...
... Public Ministry with the Los Pinares company" to keep private freedom to environmental defenders.
The environmental conflict, which has kept environmental defenders in prison since September 1, 2019, ...
CISPES
On September 24, the government of Nayib Bukele named a new official to head the National Aqueduct and Sewer Administration (ANDA), the autonomous institution charged with the management, treatment, ...
Jen Moore | Canadian Dimension
As gold prices soar to record levels, the Los Filos gold mine in Mexico, one of the country’s largest, has sat idle since early September after its owner, Vancouver-based ...
... killed. In the same report, mining was cited as the “deadliest” sector.
Last week, September 28, the Center for Environment Concerns – Philippines (CEC) recognized the valiant environment defenders who ...
... to oppose the project was met with violence. On 7 September 2018, one young protester was shot and seriously injured when scores of armed security guards working for the mine attempted to evict the camp. ...
... Bukele suggested reopening the 14-year-old debate about making access to water a human right and keeping its management in the hands of the public sector, thereby limiting its privatization. On September ...
... States and Italy. In Honduras, more protests are planned to take place on Friday September 4 and September 15, the country’s independence day.
On July 24, Erika Guevara, Amnesty International’s Americas ...
Trocaire
The ‘Guapinol 8’ were detained on 1st September last year for peacefully protesting against the exploitation of their community’s natural resources by private business interests.
Two daughters ...
... after the Los Pinares mining company and the Public Prosecutor's Office filed false charges against them. At the end of their initial hearing on September 1, 2019, Judge Lisseth Vallecillo ordered pre-trial ...