The extensive concerns and questions about the project indicate that it should be submitted to a mediator.
Declaration by the Coordinadora Nacional de Organizaciones Campesinas (CNOC)
NATIONAL COUNCIL OF PEASANT ORGANIZATIONS
- CNOC-
5ª Street 1-61 Zone 1
Tel.: 2202957 Fax: 2303196
email: [email protected]
(unofficial translation)
To national and international attention:
We denounce the death of two peasants in Los Encuentros, Sololá, and we support the...
Report on Mining in Guatemala
by Sandra Cuffe for Rights Action
In early December, a series of events focusing on mining were organized in
Guatemala. Although the majority of the dozens and dozens of mining concessions,
exploration and exploitation licences were granted under the previous government
thanks to...
Letter from Cotacachi Mayor Auki Tituaña Opposing Mining Activities in the Intag Region of Ecuador
Of. No.684. MC-GL.A.2004
Cotacachi, 15 December 2004
Chris Werner
John Grist
Members of the Board of Directors,
ASCENDANT EXPLORATION S.A.
ASCENDANT HOLDINGS LTD.
Av. Republica Del Salvador N34-183,
Torre Azul- 3rd floor
Quito, Ecuador
To whom it may concern,
As representative of the Municipality of Cotacachi...
Urgent Action: Campaign against Barrick Gold’s Pascua Lama mining project and the “moving” of two glaciers.
Support the people of the Huasco Valley in northern Chile by sending e-mails (see text below) to:
The President of Chile opinion(at)presidencia.cl
The Chilean Parliament and Senate: presenst(at)senado.cl, presicam(at)congreso.cl
This campaign will end January 6, 2005.
In Northern Chile: Glaciers...
Brutal Police Action on Tribals in Kashipur: Orissa Government Using Police Force to Start Alumina Plant
Joint Appeal to all Citizens and Organisations and Political Parties to Protect the Democratic Rights of the People and the Right to Protect their Livelihoods and Life
by Deshapremi Jana Samukhya and Prakrutika Sampad Surakhya Parishad, Kucheipadar, Kashipur, Rayagada
1. Under the direct...
Mayan National Congress Declaration: “Mining Licences in Mayan Territory: Yet Another Form of Foreign Invasion”
DECLARATION: Iximché Junlaju Ajmaq y Kab'laju
Noj (November 29 and 30, 2004)
That the mining exploration and exploitation licences granted by the government
of Guatemala to transnational corporations have negative effects on the lives
of the Guatemalan people, especially on indigenous...
When Mining Doesn’t Work: Towards Sustainable Mining Communities
When the Mining Association and the Prospectors Association talk about “sustainable mining”, they often neglect to tell us several key facts about the industry.
Letter from Leigh, Day & Co.
BY POST & EMAIL
Email: [email protected]
The Chief Executive Officer
Ascendant Holdings Limited
PO Box 216 Kohler
WI 53044
United States of America
MJD.GTM. 59119
17 November 2004
Dear Sir
RE: Ascendant Holdings Limited operations in the Junin region, Ecuador
We are instructed by a...
Comments on the Environmental Assessment of the Victor Diamond Project
October 28, 2004
Lise-Aurore Lapalme
Natural Resources Canada
580 Booth Street, 10th Floor
Ottawa, ON K1A 0E4
Paul Schafer
Senior Program Officer, Ontario Region
Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency
907-55 St. Clair Avenue East
Toronto, ON M4T 1M2
Re: Comprehensive Study ...
Statement by WACAM on the Cyanide Spillage by Bogoso Gold Limited
Wassa Association of Communities Affected by Mining (WACAM)
P. O. Box 558 Tarkwa
Tel 233 362 20137
P. O. Box c/o 1200 Tema
Tel 233 22 200585
Ghana
email: [email protected]
23rd October 2004
WACAM wishes to bring to the public notice the cyanide spillage of Bogoso Gold Limited (BGL), a...
Placer Dome and Corporate Social Responsibility
In a feature article (reproduced below) in Canada's National Post Business magazine of August 2004, Peter Taylor writes on the issue of Corporate Social Responsibility by focusing on Canadian mining multinational Placer Dome. Placer's ongoing environmental and social problems, as a result of a...
Kemess North Mine Expansion - Amazay (Duncan Lake)
Northgate Minerals Corporation, interested in developing a gold and copper mine in northern B.C., has agreed to give five First Nations veto power over this $220 million project. The five First Nations-Gitxsan House of Nii Kyap, Fort Connelly, Takla, the Tsay Keh Dene and Kwadacha-oppose this...
Mining Myths: A Presentation to the Citizens' Mining Advisory Group
The presentation builds on the idea that the mining industry is propped up by seven myths:
- Mining is about the extraction of minerals
- Mining has a small footprint
- Communities are eager to have mining
- Government will protect us, and there are laws and regulations in place to do this
-...
Pure Water Is More Precious Than Gold
By Joan Kuyek, National Co-ordinator, MiningWatch Canada
Published in the Bedford Mining
Alert Newsletter, July 2004
Water is more precious than the metals that pollute it. Mining affects water
in many ways:
• Acid Mine Drainage is the number one problem facing the mining industry
in...
Musselwhite Mine (Goldcorp/Kinross Gold) - Background
Musselwhite underground gold mine, located in Northwestern Ontario, started commercial production on April 1, 1997. The Musselwhite mine is owned by Goldcorp. By 2001, Placer Dome had produced one million ounces of gold. With current mineral reserves, Musselwhite has an expected mine life through to...