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1. Gold mine expansion could produce $2.5 billion. But environmental problems linger
(OceanaGold)
... sound operation. The company did not directly address questions about whether it would post additional cash to cover any environmental problems that could occur later from the expanded operation. “At ...
Created on 30 March 2021
2. Is El Salvador preparing to reverse its landmark mining ban?
(Mining prohibition El Salvador)
... El Salvador trying to draw attention to water contamination problems left over from before the 2017 ban. His organization was also trying to raise awareness of the rise in artisanal mining, which allegedly ...
Created on 03 April 2023
3. Public statement of the Local Governments of Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador, members of the Lempa River Trinational Border Association, regarding the “Cerro Blanco” mining project, developed by the ...
(Cerro Blanco)
... which only a joint and coordinated action of the three countries will provide a satisfactory solution to the problems of the populations and the sustainable management of their natural resources”. 7. ...
Created on 12 June 2022
4. Swiss mining transnational Glencore in the Andes
(General mining reports )
... regulations for industry. Transnational mining in Espinar - Structural problems and the presence of Glencore Just as transnational mining didn’t go into quarantine, neither did the conflicts inherent ...
Created on 22 April 2021
5. Australian-Canadian mining company OceanaGold misleads public on Filipino mine
(OceanaGold Philippines)
... about noise, air and water pollution that have affected income from agriculture, and caused serious health problems including an increase in respiratory complaints and skin diseases. “Reports by Advocates ...
Created on 22 April 2021
6. Families complain about big SC gold mine, citing danger and community disruption
(OceanaGold)
... it had fined the mine $11,200. Among the problems were excessive water releases of thallium, a toxic material used in rat poison. Later in 2020, DHEC said it had fined the Kershaw Mineral Lab more than ...
Created on 02 April 2021
7. US Senators introduce bill to tackle corruption & rights violations in Honduras - cite Guapinol case
(Mining and Human Rights)
... and military.” “This bill shines a spotlight on glaring problems that have too often been excused by U.S. administration. The rampant corruption and violations of human rights that prevent the people ...
Created on 23 February 2021
8. Gold mine fined $100,000. Toxic air pollution found at big mine near tiny town
(OceanaGold)
... with the law, the department said. State officials said Haile paid the fine last month. Haile officials say they found the mercury problems, blaming the delay in providing mercury test results to DHEC ...
Created on 12 February 2021
9. From dreams of gold to organic agriculture
(Pacific Rim/OceanaGold)
... company spoke about the benefits of mining, the local inhabitants thought their problems would be solved: "they (representatives of the company) went around in the communities to talk about the project ...
Created on 05 January 2021
10. Canadian corporate greed on display in Mexico mining dispute
(Regional News)
... community health study conducted in Carrizalillo between 2012 and 2014 documented a marked increase in health problems among the local population believed to be the result of constant exposure to arsenic ...
Created on 28 November 2020
11. The Duterte era: A state of nature under attack
(OceanaGold Philippines)
... of our nation as we approach the upcoming State of the Nation Address of President Rodrigo Duterte. The COVID-19 pandemic triggered cascading consequences to long-standing problems in our country that ...
Created on 25 July 2020
12. World Environment Day with nothing to celebrate
(Regional News)
... rights and become benchmarks for addressing various problems that affect them, civil society must carry out the social struggle. This has led civil society to transcend social movements in the region and ...
Created on 06 June 2020
13. Ostúa River contaminated with lead and arsenic from Cerro Blanco mine
(Cerro Blanco)
... Starting in 2020, water extraction will increase. This could mean an environmental catastrophe due to serious water pollution and health problems. The mine will also dry up water sources in the area, ...
Created on 21 April 2020
14. Civil society presents a proposal for the Water Law in the Legislative Assembly
(Water Crisis El Salvador)
... proposal that calls specific attention to the problems of quality and quantity of water resources, as well as consumption, demand and coverage. The poor quality of service is a problem experienced by semi-urban ...
Created on 20 April 2020
15. Water, transparency and mining concerns in the Philippines
(OceanaGold Philippines)
... the local stakeholders. More recently, the communities living near the Didipio mine claimed to have water supply problems including access to potable water, and availability for use in their homes and ...
Created on 08 March 2020
16. Map reveals Canadian mining company’s environmental, social conflicts
(Regional News)
... attendees, away from the problems that often accompany these operations. “While Pan American Silver gets to promote its image as a gold+ sponsor of PDAC, the negative experiences of mining-impacted communities ...
Created on 02 March 2020
17. Land Defenders Are Killed in the Philippines for Protesting Canadian Mining
(OceanaGold Philippines)
... interactions with a toxic environment for the health problems, VERA Files reported, and a health emergency was declared in the region in 2016. Things are getting worse At least 157 land defenders had ...
Created on 04 October 2019
18. National Roundtable against Metal Mining demands president Nayib Bukele to order the implementation of the Metal Mining Ban
(Mining prohibition El Salvador)
* LA PAGINA Members of the National Roundtable against Metal Mining requested the President of the Republic, Nayib Bukele, to implement the Ban of Metal Mining, to address problems faced by mining affected ...
Created on 16 September 2019
19. Canadian mining companies are behaving badly in the Global South—and Wall Street is profiting from it
(FTAs & ISDS)
... Disputes published a working paper that proposes several reforms with respect to TPF. Tackling third-party funding will not resolve the many other outstanding problems with the ISDS system, but it is ...
Created on 05 May 2019
20. Uncertainty in communities of Asuncion Mita due to the imminent reopening of the Cerro Blanco mine in Guatemala
(Cerro Blanco)
... activities started in 2005 by a local company, Entre Mares, a subsidiary of Canada's Goldcorp. But public pressure and unforeseen technical problems led the company to suspend the project in 2013. That' ...
Created on 03 May 2019
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