... at the local level is deceitful, disrespectful and dangerous.
Mining, Corporate Social Responsiblity, and Conflict: OceanaGold and the El Dorado Foundation in El Salvador, published by the Institute ...
By Gloria Orellana - CoLatino
"The activities of the El Dorado Foundation are misleading, are dangerous and show a lack of deep respect for the people of Cabañas and El Salvador," said Jennifer Moore, ...
... reveal that two of OceanaGold’s El Salvador-based subsidiaries, Bienstar and Dorado Exploraciones, remain active in the country. Since 2017, the year of the mining ban, OceanaGold has actually increased ...
... in El Salvador, the Canadian mining company, Pacific Rim, in the exploration phase alone of its El Dorado project in San Isidro, Cabañas, dried up more than 20 historical community water holes.
Instead ...
... strongly oppose the mining projects of Canadian firms Pan American Silver, Yamana Gold, and Eldorado Gold.
Tensions resulting from mining projects are running high in the country. Mining and real estate ...
... boundaries of the El Dorado Mining project. Data from the National Roundtable Against Metallic Mining for 2005 revealed that the mine was projected to exploit 18 million grams of gold and 85 million grams ...
... El Dorado, in the east of the country.
Social conflict and environmental damage Canoero highlights that in Mexico there are 25,500 mining concessions that occupy 28% of the country's territory. In 31 ...
... from the small town of San Isidro, Cabañas, who died due to his relentless opposition to the El Dorado mining project, owned by Canadian Pacific Rim/Oceana Gold mining company.
The death of Marcelo, ...
... exploitation permit at the El Dorado mine, in San Isidro, Cabañas.
These events allowed the Legislative Assembly, in March 2017, to unanimously pass the prohibition of metal mining in the national territory. ...
... did an Environmental Impact Report for the operation at the El Dorado gold mine. But after repeated attempts, it failed to receive a permit for exploitation.
Residents of the area affected by the mine ...
... Dorado gold mine near San Isidrio, Cabañas. The 12-year fight transformed a local outcry into a nation-wide movement with international support. Their organizing drive culminated in March 2017 when El ...
Andrés McKinley - UK LAB
On March 29th, 2017, the small country of El Salvador became the first nation in the world to exercise its sovereign right to say “no” to metallic mining after carefully analyzing ...
... of artisanal miners in the community of San Sebastian, La Unión. We also demand from the Ministry of the Interior that it proceeds to de-register the El Dorado Foundation from the Registry of Non-Profit ...
... still companies in the country that could benefit from mining exploitation, such as Torogoz Minerals or the El Dorado Foundation. Both subsidiaries of OceanaGold to influence the population of Cabañas ...
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In Cabañas, the Canadian company Pacific Rim in 2002 acquired the El Dorado gold mine near the rural town of San Isidro, and started exploring. El Dorado was located in the Lempa River basin, whose ...
... firm OceanaGold has its headquarters, the Maritime Union of Australia has been holding monthly rallies outside its office ever since the company acquired the El Dorado mining project in 2013.
“We won’t ...
... intellectual authors of the murders of environmental defenders who were assassinated in 2009, second we need to ensure that Minerales Torogoz, and the El Dorado Foundation leave Cabañas, and third we need ...
Marisol Miranda: CoLatino
Although there is a law against mining, fear is always present. “OceanaGold still owns the El Dorado miming project, and they are only waiting for a change of government for ...
... the opening of the El Dorado mining project owned by Pacific Rim /Oceana Gold mining company. A proper investigation into her murder has not been conducted to this day.
In view of these and other violations: ...
... for legal fees and expenses;
OceanaGold, Minerales Torogoz, Dorado Exploraciones, and the El Dorado Foundation leave El Salvador immediately and cease the publication of paid advertisements and other ...