... which began under Pan American Silver’s watch, as well as dangers related to the instability of its tailing impoundments.
The same question was posed concerning the community of La Colorada, Mexico, ...
CNCA
On March 2, 2021, the Federal Court of Canada will hear arguments in a lawsuit that seeks information about the Canadian government’s response to a human rights case concerning a Canadian-owned ...
... rules.
"DHEC is always concerned when any industry doesn't operate in compliance with our state regulations that exist for protecting human health and the environment," said spokeswoman Laura Renwick on ...
... The first commercial production was reported in April 2013. Now, the FTAA has expired and is up for renewal.
The negative social and environmental impacts of the mine have been one of the concerns of ...
... indicated that in the period between 2007 and 2015, they did not authorize any exploration licenses, nor mineral exploitation concessions.
The report also notes that none of the exploration licenses obtained ...
... Salvador to deliver a letter addressed to Guatemalan President Otto Perez Molina to express concerns related to the Cerro Blanco mining project in the border with El Salvador.
The letter delivered ...
... and spokesperson for la Mesa declared that "we(La mesa) stress once again that contamination in the subsoil and the basin of the Lempa River, from mining projects in the border with Guatemala and Honduras ...
Concerned Citizens from Across the U.S. Call on a Milwaukee Company to Act Ethically
A Milwaukee Company’s Toxic Legacy
In 2006, the Salvadoran government decided to revoke the failed Milwaukee-based ...
... look at the steps the government is taking to renew a defunct mining sector.
“We are concerned these arrests are politically motivated and intended to silence the overwhelming opposition to mining in ...
... are not able to denounce the case publicly because the judge has imposed a rare gag order. These arbitrary arrests are deeply concerning as they violate both El Salvador’s internationally recognized Peace ...
... concerns, but the Guatemalan state and Bluestone rejected their views and pushed for an injunction to annul the results. Events like these show the historic importance of the Salvadoran mining ban as well ...
Mongabay
Maxwell Radin
El Salvador banned all mining of metals in 2017, but environmentalists are concerned that the government is preparing to reverse the decision and bring in international investment. The ...
... the historic mining ban—despite environmental concerns and the Central American country's ongoing water issues due to the climate emergency and pollution.
"Among El Salvador's greatest heroes of this century ...
... of Jutiapa in Guatemala and is home to the Cerro Blanco mining project. Local communities and environmental organizations have long been concerned about the environmental impacts of this project on shared ...
... there is a humanitarian crisis that is creating the notion that “everyone wants to leave this country”.
OFRANEH was born in the late seventies. At that time, OFRANEH concentrated its fight against the ...
... and the oligarchies of the construction industry. This Government continues to sign agreements between ANDA and the construction oligarchies, providing them with water extraction concessions to supply ...
... with the Ministry of the Environment in the assessment of mining and quarry exploration proposals.
The new law mentions only once the existing Law of Prohibition of Metallic Mining, stating that “the ...
... November 2017. Colombia's constitutional court suspended operations due to concerns about the impact of diverting a river on the local water supply.
Anglo American's latest legal challenge was filed ...
... Sagittarius Mining Inc. (SMI) in Tampakan, South Cotabato.
These developments are disconcerting, for they are the exact opposite of what “recovery” should look like. If there’s anything this pandemic ...
ResistEscobal
Indigenous Xinka authorities and the Ministry of Energy and Mines establish initial agreements regarding the pre-consultation process
The first pre-consultation meeting concerning ...