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Green group supports ban on open-pit mining, protection of 'no mining zones'

| OceanaGold Philippines
PHILSTAR Gaea Katreena Cabico  An environmental activist group voiced its support for proposed measures declaring areas “no mining zones” and banning the open pit method of mining in the Philippines, a country rich in precious minerals. In a position paper read at a hearing of a panel of the H...

First Pre-Consultation Meeting with the Xinka People on the Escobal Mine

| Mining and Human Rights
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 the Escobal mining license was held on Friday, May 21 of this year in the offices of the Xink...

Scientists, fishers say new mining deals to cause more damage than good

| OceanaGold Philippines
Bulatlat Adam Ang Oceanagold’s mining operations in Didipio, Kasibu, Nueva Vizcaya have dried up the sources of water, polluted the environment and crippled the livelihood of farmers.  “We won’t be fooled by the pretext that reopening our natural resources to large-scale mining would help reviv...

Human Rights Advocates and Legal Experts Deliver Blueprint for New International Corporate Accountability Law in Canada

| Mining and Human Rights
CNCA Today the Canadian Network on Corporate Accountability (CNCA) releases draft model legislation that provides lawmakers with a blueprint for writing into Canadian law the corporate duty to respect human rights and the environment. The draft model law, if adopted, would require Canadian comp...

Community and environmental concerns not “pertinent” to Pan American Silver’s business

| Mining and Human Rights
Breaking the Silence Vancouver-based mining company Pan American Silver held its Annual General Meeting (AGM) on May 12th: the final shareholder meeting for retiring founder and Board Chair Ross Beaty. To shareholders attending online, Beaty narrated a glowing chronicle of Pan American Silver’s ...

Pan American Silver Pressured to Shut Down Community Interference in Guatemala

| Mining and Human Rights
Counterpunch Jen Moore In the wake of a shooting attack, death threats, and fear of further violence against members of the peaceful resistance to Pan American Silver’s Escobal silver mine in Guatemala, nearly 4,000 people are calling on the Vancouver-based company to halt all community activit...

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