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21. La Mesa releases a memoir of their collective struggle to ban mining in El Salvador: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... that documents the events and strategies that led to the historic ban on metal mining in El Salvador. Seen from the perspective of the activists who let the local struggle against mining, the document ...; Created on 29 June 2021
22. Anglo American files lawsuit against Colombia: (ISDS); Minería Panamericana Anglo American mining company has filed a lawsuit against a ban preventing Colombian coal miner Cerrejón from developing its La Puente project. The latest lawsuit comes after Cerrejón ...; Created on 08 June 2021
23. In Guatemala, Harris Should Address U.S. Policies That Put Corporations Over People: (Mining and Human Rights); ... they reaffirmed their “rejection of the mining project as destructive and a threat to the life of the population and their natural commons.” Almost seven years earlier to the day, on May 23, 2014, police ...; Created on 07 June 2021
24. Green group supports ban on open-pit mining, protection of 'no mining zones: (OceanaGold Philippines); ... Last month, President Rodrigo Duterte lifted a nine-year moratorium on new mining agreements to allow in investments and boost government revenues. But environmental groups said the move was one of the ...; Created on 27 May 2021
25. Scientists, fishers say new mining deals to cause more damage than good: (OceanaGold Philippines); ... the president said in the executive order. According to the DENR, over a hundred mining projects in the pipeline could potentially generate P21 billion or around $438 million in revenues, which would ...; Created on 24 May 2021
26. PBI-Guatemala accompanies the Peaceful Resistance of La Puya as court ruling gives mining company access to the site: (La Puya International Support Letter); ... Convention 169. Even after the eviction in 2014 and the court ruling in 2016, members of La Puya continued a 24-hour presence in opposition to the mine. What has just happened? Prensa Comunitaria ...; Created on 22 May 2021
27. Human Rights Advocates and Legal Experts Deliver Blueprint for New International Corporate Accountability Law in Canada: (Mining and Human Rights); ... human rights and the environment. The draft model law, if adopted, would require Canadian companies to prevent human rights and environmental harm throughout their global operations and supply chains. ...; Created on 21 May 2021
28. Community and environmental concerns not “pertinent” to Pan American Silver’s business: (Mining and Human Rights); ... Silver offloaded this project in 2012 after operating the mine for seventeen years, saying it trusted the responsibility of the incoming company to take care of workers and communities. But the new owners ...; Created on 17 May 2021
29. Why Canada is at the centre of global mining atrocities: (Mining and Human Rights); ... interest and profit even in the face of people’s opposition.” The presence of foreign companies in resource extraction is part of a long history of colonization in the Philippines that continues today, ...; Created on 12 May 2021
30. Pan American Silver Pressured to Shut Down Community Interference in Guatemala: (Mining and Human Rights); ... elected to participate in the consultation. This follows a January attempt on the life of community leader, Julio González, as well as death threats against community members. Even though Pan American ...; Created on 12 May 2021
31. Honduras: Supreme Court must correct distorted ruling & free arbitrarily detained Guapinol defenders: (Mining and Human Rights); ... basis for having detained the defenders and even less so for continuing to detain them. The group took into account that the charges initially filed against the defenders were dismissed for lack of evidence, ...; Created on 11 May 2021
32. Canada’s Mining Industry Is Spreading Havoc Around the World — With Justin Trudeau’s Support: (Mining and Human Rights); ... Americas Gold and Silver Corporation for their disregard of Mexican labor laws. Mexican activists accuse the Toronto-based company of preventing its workers from unionizing at the company mine in northern ...; Created on 07 May 2021
33. Environmental activists are being killed in Honduras over their opposition to mining: (Regional News); ... Pinares is owned by Lenir Pérez, a businessman previously accused of human rights violations, and Ana Facussé, daughter of the late palm oil magnate, Miguel Facussé. Even though the mine hasn’t yet exploited ...; Created on 06 May 2021
34. Philippines' Duterte lifts ban on new mining deals: (OceanaGold Philippines); Yahoo Finance Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte officially lifted a nine-year ban on new mining projects Thursday, in a controversial move aimed at boosting state revenue and spurring investment in ...; Created on 05 May 2021
35. A New Environmentalist Playbook An improbable victory in El Salvador offers lessons for grassroots activists worldwide: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... these injustices take on a new urgency. Our future standard of living—even for those in wealthy areas like, say, Texas or California—is now tied to our collective ability to conserve some environmental ...; Created on 23 April 2021
36. Swiss mining transnational Glencore in the Andes: (General mining reports ); ... transnational dedicated to the production and marketing of raw materials. It has mining operations in more than 50 countries and its revenues in 2019 exceeded $215 billion – five times more than Bolivia’s ...; Created on 22 April 2021
37. ‘Complete turnaround’: Philippines’ Duterte lifts ban on new mining permits: (OceanaGold Philippines); ... in resuscitating an economy bogged down by the COVID-19 pandemic, by generating revenue and jobs and contributing to Duterte’s flagship infrastructure program. Duterte’s pivot in favor of mining goes back ...; Created on 15 April 2021
38. El Salvador’s Water Defenders and the Fight Against Toxic Mining: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... the almost-seven-year-long Pac Rim lawsuit against El Salvador at the ICSID. Pac Rim sued the Salvadoran government for not issuing them a mining permit. It took the ICSID six years and 10 months—and cost ...; Created on 11 April 2021
39. What Salvadoran Activists Can Teach Us About Building Coalitions: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... mining and water through radio and TV programs, community forums, church sermons, university-based events, fact sheets, and flyers at mass marches. The success of these efforts was demonstrated in polls ...; Created on 05 April 2021
40. Families complain about big SC gold mine, citing danger and community disruption: (OceanaGold); ... well enough. What regulators learned was that some people think expansion is a terrible idea. Although just seven people spoke at the virtual hearing, only one — a mine employee — said the expansion ...; Created on 02 April 2021

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