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Gold mine expansion could produce $2.5 billion. But environmental problems linger

| OceanaGold
The State Sammy A gold mine that is seeking to expand in Lancaster County has again drawn state scrutiny for violating environmental rules, this time over excessive discharges of cyanide, a potentially deadly chemical used in the mining process. The Haile Gold Mine, which stands to produce mor...

WATER IS LIFE. CAN WE PROTECT IT?

| Mining prohibition El Salvador
FPIF Robin Broad, John Cavanagh From West Texas to Jackson, Mississippi, tens of millions of people struggled through late winter storms that froze pipes, broke water mains, and cut off electricity. They froze without showers, toilets, or washing machines — let alone drinking water — for days o...

An unlikely eco-alliance in postwar El Salvador

| Mining prohibition El Salvador
The World Joyce A new book describes how environmental activists in El Salvador brought conservatives and progressives together to institute a nationwide ban on metal mining in 2017. The World’s Marco Werman spoke with attorney Luis Parada, who led El Salvador’s defense team in a mining lawsui...

Urgent Action: Immediately release Guapinol defenders in high risk

| Mining and Human Rights
Guapinol Resiste On February 9, 2021, the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention sent a strong and clear message to Honduras: Immediately release the eight imprisoned Guapinol defenders. In its resolution 85/2020, the Working Group stressed that there is no legal reason for the use of pre-tria...

Mine reappears on list of suspects: Lead source inquiry welcomed

| OceanaGold
Otago Daily Hamish Maclean OceanaGold has welcomed investigations under way to rule out all possible sources of lead in an Otago community’s water supply even after the mining company resurfaced on a list of possible suspects this week. A no-drink notice was issued for Waikouaiti, Hawksbury and...

Ottawa must disclose how it aided Goldcorp in human rights dispute, Federal Court will hear

| Mining and Human Rights
CNCA Today the Federal Court of Canada hears a case alleging that the Canadian government is improperly withholding information about its diplomatic interventions on behalf of a Canadian company accused of human rights abuse at its mine in Guatemala. The lawsuit, filed by Shin Imai, York Univ...

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