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National Roundtable Against Metallic Mining on the temporary suspension the Cerro Blanco mining project

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Given the recent announcement by Goldcorp Inc. on the indefinite suspension of the Cerro Blanco mining project, the most advanced project in the border of El Salvador and Guatemala, the National Roundtable Against Metallic Mining states to the public opinion Last week, a Canadian mining company...

July 22, 2013 Global Day of Action Against Open Pit Mining: The National Roundtable Against Metallic Mining reiterates demand for legislation prohibiting metal mining in El Salvador

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PRESS RELEASE In commemoration of Global Day of Action Against Open Pit Mining the National Roundtable Against Metallic Mining, once again demand the Legislature of El Salvador to expedite and promote the discussion and adoption of the Law to ban metallic that our collective introduced in 2006. ...

Free Trade Agreement with the European Union must be declared unconstitutional

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The National Roundtable Against Metallic Mining submitted a letter to the Constitutional Chamber of the Supreme Court of El Salvador to ask that the Free Trade Agreement with US, Central America and the Dominican Republic CAFTA-DR be declared unconstitutional. In the letter, the National Roundta...

Mesa Press Release - May 23, 2009

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 Public Private Partnerships open the possibility of mining in El Salvador We are concerned that the PPP law opens the door for approval of mining projects in the northern region of the country.  Our concerns are particularly fueled by the fact that approval for legislation to proh...

Mesa tells Legislative Assembly not to ratify Agreeement of Association with EU

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The National Roundtable Against Metallic Mining calls on the Legislature to not ratify the Association Agreement between Central America and the European Union Following up on a request made to the Legislative Assembly in July 2012, members of the National Roundtable Against Metallic Mining vis...

Pacific Rim’s announcement of a US $315 million increase in its law suit against El Salvador denounced by members of the National Roundtable Against Metallic Mining in El Salvador

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - APRIL 04, 2013 Canadian mining company Pacific Rim has announced it will increase to US $315 million its demand against the Salvadoran Government for failing to grant a license to exploit gold in the El Dorado mine in its northern department of Cabañas. Pacific Rim is sui...

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