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1. Families complain about big SC gold mine, citing danger and community disruption: (OceanaGold); ... in a recent statement, citing a University of South Carolina study. Expanding the Haile mine would have an even larger economic impact, records show. It could produce $256 million annually in gold and ...; Created on 02 April 2021
2. Parliamentary Petition Calls on Canada to Act on Human Rights Abuses in the Philippines: (OceanaGold Philippines); ... Rights Global Witness report of 2020 citing over half of all reported killings of rights defenders occurred in just two countries, the Philippines and Colombia, and mining was the deadliest sector with ...; Created on 25 February 2021
3. A Canadian Mining Giant Is Quietly Ramping Up Work in New Zealand. Locals Are Worried: (OceanaGold); ... hasn’t ushered in the policy. Ardern’s office declined VICE World News' request for comment, citing the ongoing pandemic as a priority. “What has happened is that the mining industry and, in particular, ...; Created on 17 December 2020
4. Anti-mining community, Gina Lopez awarded as heroes for the environment: (OceanaGold Philippines); ... government, and religious sectors, lobbied for the permanent suspension of operation of Oceanagold, citing both environmental and human rights atrocities. It was in October last year that the company suspended ...; Created on 07 October 2020
5. More ISDS cases launched against Latin American states amid the COVID-19 pandemic: (ISDS); ... lawsuits brought before international arbitration tribunals by private companies, claiming more than US$3 billion in compensation. Citing force majeure because of the COVID-19 health crisis , Bolivia ...; Created on 01 September 2020
6. The lawyers in the Guapinol case reject denial of appeal stating that it was copied and pasted form a different resolution: (Mining and Human Rights); ... bond hearing, citing their possible involvement in a criminal network as a reason for keeping them in detention, even though the charges of illicit association they faced were clearly unfounded and were ...; Created on 24 August 2020
7. Arrests, harassment of environmental defenders amid COVID-19 Pandemic in the Philippines: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); ... as alleged fronts of the CPP. Gen. Parlade accused these organizations of soliciting financial and material support for CPP and their armed revolution in the guise of responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. ...; Created on 21 April 2020
8. Duterte's new warning to mining companie: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); ... Panlalawigan, said the board will prevent the renewal of [OceanaGold's] permit, citing environmental and human rights issues the company allegedly neglected." Over the next 6 months, the people of Didipio ...; Created on 08 May 2018
9. 'Let Us Care for Everyone's Home': The Catholic Church's Role in Keeping Gold Mining Out of El Salva: (Background and reports ); ... political leaders alike are opposed to mining, citing the country’s environmental degradation, population density, and limited water resources. Yet opposition to industrial gold mining has not always been ...; Created on 03 March 2016
10. El Salvador: Just Saying No to Gold Mining: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); ... movement strategically promoted a campaign that is pro-water rather than anti-industry, based on rigorously collected and analyzed scientific evidence. The Salvadoran Catholic Church, citing doctrine ...; Created on 03 January 2016
11. Xenia Marroquìn: “Water is not a merchandise, it is a human right”: (Water Crisis El Salvador); ... level, we are soliciting a hearing with the executive government, we hope to be allowed the space to move on with our plan, also on the legislative level. Refusing this proposal of constitutional reform ...; Created on 30 September 2015
12. Australian-Canadian firm OceanaGold bails out Pacific Rim Mining Deal means more punishment for El Salvador: (Water no Gold); ... been devastating for local communities. In 2011, the Philippine Human Rights Commission recommended the revocation of OceanaGold’s mining license, citing forcible and illegal demolitions, the harassment ...; Created on 21 November 2013
13. Buzzwords:Responsible Mining: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); ... eyes of the beholder, or buzzword user. Indeed, OceanaGold's open-pit Didipio gold/copper mine received an official rebuke by the Philippines' Commission on Human Rights in 2011. Citing OceanaGold's forcible ...; Created on 22 September 2013
14. National Roundtable Against Metallic Mining on the temporary suspension the Cerro Blanco mining project: (Media Releases); ... Against Metallic Mining states to the public opinion Last week, a Canadian mining company Goldcorp Inc., citing an unfavourable financial context for metal mining investment globally, announced the ...; Created on 04 August 2013
15. The Rights Clash: (Commerce Group); ... soon found out that the cost of protecting its population could be more than $300 million; the mining companies countered by suing, citing investor protection mechanisms written into Salvadoran law and ...; Created on 15 July 2013
16. Chalk Up Another Victory for "Free Trade": Mining Companies Sue El Salvado: (2013 Fact Finding Mission); ... much to the point, and worth bearing in mind when we consider how Commerce Group and Pacific Rim laid out their cases against El Salvador—specifically, by citing protections the Central American Free Trade ...; Created on 08 July 2013
17. Political Candidates Answer to Anti-Mining Activists in San Salvador and Cabañas: (Mining and Human Rights); ... got exciting when the candidates were invited to speak for 10 minutes on whether their party supported a banning mining in El Salvador or not. The only parties that definitively came out for the ban were ...; Created on 12 March 2012
18. Anti-mining community, Gina Lopez awarded as heroes for the environment: (OceanaGold Philippines); ... lobbied for the permanent suspension of operation of Oceanagold, citing both environmental and human rights atrocities. It was in October last year that the company suspended its operation in Nueva Vizcaya ...; Created on 07 October 2020

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