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21. Rural Communities’ Struggle Against US-Owned Mine Continues in Guatemalan Supreme Court: (Regional News); ... have since early 2016 maintained a presence outside the Ministry of Energy and Mining in Guatemala City demanding that the ministry comply with the court’s decision. Mining: An International Shell Game ...; Created on 27 August 2018
22. Salvadorans Reinforce Commitment to Sustain Historic Mining Ban on its First Anniversary: (Media Releases); ... for the Development of El Salvador (CRIPDES). “The presence of minerals has frequently been called a ‘curse’ on peoples and governments; once gold or other minerals are found, there will be constant ...; Created on 06 May 2018
23. National Roundtable Against Metallic Mining demands justice in the case of murdered environmentalists: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); ... to the presence of people who once worked for Pacific Rim and were involved in the murders of the three environmentalists. He also expressed that El Salvador is the first country to have a law that prohibits ...; Created on 01 February 2018
24. Mining company continues lobbying efforts to repeal Anti-Mining Law: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); ... the country in its favor" said Belloso. Also, concerns were expressed about the presence of acid drainage in the San Sebastián River in Santa Rosa de Lima, department of La Unión (in the east of El Salvador). ...; Created on 14 November 2017
25. OceanaGold announces it will stay in El Salvador despite prohibition: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); ... the next Legislative Assembly. This announcement has generated alarm in communities of Cabañas, as they consider the presence of the company a threat for the peace and wellbeing. The National Roundtable ...; Created on 27 July 2017
26. In Mining-Affected Communities, Water Is Becoming More Precious Than Gold: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... presence soon erupted in violence. A national movement against metallic mining in El Salvador was born with the formation of the National Roundtable Against Metallic Mining. The opposition found unlikely ...; Created on 26 June 2017
27. How Local, Grassroots Organizing Drove El Salvador’s Mining Ban: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... The active presence of local organizations such as ARDM and ADESCOs in Cinquera, as was the case with the previous four municipalities, was one of the key factors in the eventual success of the referendum. ...; Created on 26 June 2017
28. El Salvador – When The Seeds Of Resistance Bloom: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... street. In the words of Vidalina Morales, “given the environmental damage, economic loss, social conflicts and corruption brought about by the corporation’s presence in El Salvador, they should have been ...; Created on 23 June 2017
29. In El Salvador, OceanaGold Must ‘Pay Up and Pack Up’: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); ... in the 12.75 km2 area for which it was requesting an exploitation permit. This latter failing – setting aside everything else that is legally, morally and environmentally wrong with Pacific Rim’s presence ...; Created on 03 March 2017
30. FMLN Will Vote for the Ban on the Mining Industry in the Country: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... in each municipality in protection of our environment, but now we want the Legislative Assembly to take charge and decree a law that bans mining operations at the national level, with our presence we want ...; Created on 10 February 2017
31. ICSID decision buoys El Salvador in mining dispute: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); ... Despite public support for a ban, the Legislative Assembly has been reluctant to pass one, says Cabezas. Meanwhile, OceanaGold and other mining companies still have a legal presence in El Salvador even ...; Created on 10 November 2016
32. PRESS RELEASE: Coalition of Groups States “There are No Winners”: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); ... Mesa). “Pac Rim's presence in El Salvador has fomented local conflict, which has led to threats, attacks, and assassinations. We want OceanaGold, and all the misery it has caused, out of El Salvador, and ...; Created on 14 October 2016
33. Community of San Jose Las Flores commemorates 11th anniversary of the defeat of a mining company.: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... they threatened to bring the army, we answered that we had experienced twelve years of war and we were not afraid.” He said. The presence of Au Martinique led local governments affected by the project ...; Created on 27 September 2016
34. Bill Clinton Leads Sinister Business Alliance in El Salvador: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); ... a slight to the dignity of the people of the communities and to the people of El Salvador in general,” and declared him persona non grata. Slim's presence in the country also raises concerns considering ...; Created on 19 November 2015
35. Arcatao: participatory democracy defeats mining: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... charge of coordinating the presence of a delegation of international observers, who had the task of overseeing the process and guaranteeing its transparency and fairness. Around fifteen observers arrived ...; Created on 11 November 2015
36. The negative legacy of mining in El Salvador continues after 100 years: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... observed and documented to have adverse effects on natural and social environment directly or indirectly related to mining”: (a) the fall of humans and animals, (b) the presence of sources of ...; Created on 11 November 2015
37. Urgent! Strengthening a powerful global voice in defence of life: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); ... the lives of the population of Didipio, fear for the risk that El Salvador is taking due to the presence of Oceana Gold. The key message for the Salvadoran population is that Oceana Gold represents ...; Created on 29 September 2015
38. Nueva Trinidad: 3rd Municipality in El Salvador to Declare Itself a “Mining Free Territory”: (Territories Free of Mining); ... of San Jose Las Flores and San Isidro Labrador in rejecting the presence of mining exploration and exploitation in their territories. The former guerrilla stronghold in North Chalatenango has fought to ...; Created on 18 April 2015
39. Murdered environmental activists remembered: (Mining and Human Rights); ... trade rules and foreign tribunals to garner a profit from a failed mining project, community members who have suffered hardship and irreparable loss due to the presence of the company in their territory ...; Created on 30 December 2014
40. Municipality of San Jose Las Flores declared the first territory free of mining in El Salvador: (Territories Free of Mining); ... they threatened to bring the army, we answered that we had experienced twelve years of war and we were not afraid.” The presence of Au Martinique led local governments affected by the project to join ...; Created on 24 September 2014

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