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1. Pan American Silver Pressured to Shut Down Community Interference in Guatemala: (Mining and Human Rights); Counterpunch Jen Moore In the wake of a shooting attack, death threats, and fear of further violence against members of the peaceful resistance to Pan American Silver’s Escobal silver mine in Guatemala, ...; Created on 12 May 2021
2. Philippines' Duterte lifts ban on new mining deals: (OceanaGold Philippines); ... disasters. Duterte -- who had previously threatened to shut down the mining sector completely -- is facing growing criticism over his handling of the pandemic that has crippled the economy and thrown ...; Created on 05 May 2021
3. ‘Complete turnaround’: Philippines’ Duterte lifts ban on new mining permits: (OceanaGold Philippines); ... of mines shuttered under Lopez’s watch, including the operation of the OceanaGold-operated Didipio gold mines in Nueva Vizcaya province whose permit lapsed that same year. The Panian open pit coal mine ...; Created on 15 April 2021
4. Ottawa must disclose how it aided Goldcorp in human rights dispute, Federal Court will hear: (Mining and Human Rights); ... called for Goldcorp’s Marlin mine to be shut down in 2010. The commission made the unprecedented request in response to evidence that Indigenous communities had not been consulted about the mine and concerns ...; Created on 02 March 2021
5. US Senators introduce bill to tackle corruption & rights violations in Honduras - cite Guapinol case: (Mining and Human Rights); ... has taken significant steps in recent months to shield senior officials from accountability, including shutting down the Organization of American States-backed Mission of Support against Corruption and ...; Created on 23 February 2021
6. Canadian corporate greed on display in Mexico mining dispute: (Regional News); ... Equinox Gold, failed to uphold its agreement with the nearby community of Carrizalillo, a small town of about 3,000 people. Equinox blames the community for the shutdown, but in reality, the company and ...; Created on 28 November 2020
7. Defending Land and Water from Mining Profiteers in the Time of Covid-19: (Regional News); ... brief shutdown. As a result, not only have mine sites become a vector for the spread of the coronavirus into rural areas and vulnerable territories, but land and water protectors on lockdown — who’ve been ...; Created on 23 July 2020
8. REPORT: Voices from the Ground: (General mining reports ); ... Mining companies are ignoring the real threats of the pandemic and continuing to operate, using any means available Governments around the world are taking extraordinary measures to shut down legitimate ...; Created on 19 July 2020
9. Criminalisation brought to new extremes in case of Aymara indigenous communities in Peru: (Regional News); ... Santa Ana mining project had been blocked. Shut up in Court After the Aymarazo, the public prosecutor opened investigations against 100 leaders involved in the mobilizations. They were accused of the ...; Created on 28 August 2018
10. How El Salvador Won on Mining: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... on her family, including her three-year-old daughter’s life. But the radio station continued its campaign. “It was such a hard time,” she says, “but instead of people shutting up in fear, they raised ...; Created on 07 May 2018
11. Can Victory Over Irresponsible Mining in Central America Spur a Win in the Philippines?: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); ... have waged a decades-long battle to block the construction of what would be one of the largest gold and copper mines in Southeast Asia. And it gives a boost to groups fighting to shut down the destructive ...; Created on 01 February 2018
12. How Local, Grassroots Organizing Drove El Salvador’s Mining Ban: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... of a long legal battle between the country and mining companies. Unlike many of its Central American neighbors, mining barely had a toehold in El Salvador. The last active mining project shut down in 2006 ...; Created on 26 June 2017
13. Statement in support of El Salvador from Amianan Salakniban in the Philippines (2): (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); ... People also wants Oceana Gold out of their country just as much as how people of Didipio wants the mining company shut down in their land. The Australian mining company, OceanaGold is also operating ...; Created on 28 October 2015
14. Chalk Up Another Victory for "Free Trade": Mining Companies Sue El Salvado: (2013 Fact Finding Mission); ... trade under the protection of the state.” Comercio libre shut down textile production centers in Peru and New Spain, freeing their Catalonian counterparts from the burden of competition, in the same way ...; Created on 08 July 2013
15. U.S. TRADE DEALS MINE GREED NOT GOLD: (FTAs & ISDS); ... of San Sebastian. Much of her time is spent researching and recording the devastating environment and medical aftermath of the gold mining operation from the early 1900s until the mine was shut down by ...; Created on 08 June 2012
16. Crime in Cabañas: (Mining and Human Rights); ... Quintanilla (of Radio Victoria) and Pineda) a message which said if we did not keep our mouths shut, what happened to Marcelo would happen to us.” December 20 four men armed with M-16 weapons ambushed ...; Created on 20 March 2012

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