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21. National Roundtable Against Metallic Mining demands justice in the case of murdered environmentalists: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); ... stop mining projects as well stop a project providing water containing heavy metals to the community, an initiative led by the mayor Sensuntepeque. Miranda said that the communities experience fear due ...; Created on 01 February 2018
22. To prevent water privatization: the next battle for Salvadorean environmentalists: (Water no Gold); ... included heavy involvement of the private sector in the administration of water through an organization called the Roundtable on Water, founded the National Association of the Private Enterprise ANEP and ...; Created on 27 July 2017
23. PRESS RELEASE: OceanaGold, “the gold mining company of choice”? Not in El Salvador or the Philippines: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); ... Environmental Secretary who ordered the suspension of the Didipio mine was not confirmed under heavy pressure from the mining lobby in the Philippines in May, but the underlying conflicts have not gone ...; Created on 23 June 2017
24. Community of San Sebastian still endures Commerce Group’s legacy of contamination.: (Commerce Group); ... and corrosion, caused by mercury and other heavy metals in the water, was visible all along the rocky bank. Although the stream has been contaminated for years, there are still families that live in close ...; Created on 13 February 2017
25. Alejandro Guevara: “It was the communities who built the resistance against metallic mining”: (Mining and Human Rights); ... with exploration activities they have already contaminated underground sources of water. We have a project the nearby community of La Maraña, where water from the wells contain heavy metals, the local ...; Created on 03 January 2017
26. EL SALVADOR’S WIN AGAINST THE US MINING COMPANY PACIFIC RIM: A VERY NUANCED VICTORY: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); ... this can come at a heavy economic cost for the country. These consequences and the possibility of finding themselves caught up in arbitration proceedings against a company could put them off taking measures ...; Created on 28 December 2016
27. PRESS RELEASE: Coalition of Groups States “There are No Winners”: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); ... new mining projects despite heavy pressure from the mining company. They expressed disgust that El Salvador had to pay over $12 million to fund its defense in a case where the mining company never fulfilled ...; Created on 14 October 2016
28. MUA calls on Australians to support campaign against OceanaGold: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); ... heavy metals such as cyanide – used to leach gold from the soil and arsenic, which is present wherever gold is found. The high content of heavy metals in the water has been blamed for the high incident ...; Created on 28 September 2016
29. Commerce Group Mining Corporation required to pay for environmental clean up of the San Sebastian mine.: (Commerce Group); ... to pay exorbitant amounts of money for water and to collect rain water in order to meet their basic needs. And the problems for the community continue to surface: exposure to the heavy metals resulting ...; Created on 02 March 2016
30. Yes to life, no to mining! – Report Back Delegation to El Salvador: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... the soil are contaminated by heavy metals, and we are therefore shocked when we are told that during the rainy seasons kids bath in the river. Six cases of Guillain-Barré syndrome have already occurred; ...; Created on 03 February 2016
31. Resistance against the bloodsucker: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... It contaminates the water in the rivers, and kills fish and other aquatic life. Studies conducted by the government of El Salvador have detected toxins and heavy metals in the soil around it. “Companies ...; Created on 03 January 2016
32. 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
33. The negative legacy of mining in El Salvador continues after 100 years: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... has contaminated their main source of water, the San Sebastian River, and at least 300 people who currently work in artisanal mining are exposed daily to heavy metals, and substances like mercury and methane, ...; Created on 11 November 2015
34. Urgent! Strengthening a powerful global voice in defence of life: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); ... drying out little by little, and it seems clear that there is no protection measures to prevent floods in case of heavy rain, which is a latent danger to the nearby water sources and for all life existing ...; Created on 29 September 2015
35. El Salvador, violence and impunity: (Mining and Human Rights); ... killed after an evening of heavy drinking with gang-members, one of whom was allegedly his gay lover. Rivera’s friends and family describe him as teetotal, say he did not have a partner, and were unaware ...; Created on 13 February 2014
36. El Salvador faces "international mafias" in "frivolous" international law suits ...: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); ... "we are facing heavy expenditures ." "We wonder, and this something that should be investigated - about the obscure business(of Pacific Rim) that could be brewing on the campaign trail(with political ...; Created on 23 October 2013
37. PRESS RELEASE: Mesa introduces new Special Law to Ban Mining in El Salvador: (Media Releases); ... PCN, and business sectors as the Salvadoran Industrial Association, ASI, have lobbied for mining operations to be allowed back in the country. Although contamination resulting from heavy metals has been ...; Created on 01 October 2013
38. Fight for water legislation intensifies in El Salvador: (Water Crisis El Salvador); ... supporters to promote their own vision of a water law which includes heavy involvement of the private sector in the administration of water through an organization called the Roundatable on Water, founded ...; Created on 22 August 2013
39. July 22, 2013 Global Day of Action Against Open Pit Mining: The National Roundtable Against Metallic Mining reiterates demand for legislation prohibiting metal mining in El Salvador: (Media Releases); ... that toxic waste generated by the intensive use of heavy metals such as cyanide, mercury, etc. An example of this toxic legacy in El Salvador is the San Sebastian mine in La Union, where an abandoned ...; Created on 22 July 2013
40. Concerned Citizens from Across the U.S. Call on a Milwaukee Company to Act Ethically: (Commerce Group); ... needs, and there reports that show severe health problems in the community resulting from exposure to heavy metals. Recently, Jim Kuipers, an engineer who consulted for Commerce Group in El Salvador ...; Created on 21 November 2012

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