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1. Gold mine expansion could produce $2.5 billion. But environmental problems linger: (OceanaGold); ... deadly chemical used in the mining process. The Haile Gold Mine, which stands to produce more than $2 billion in gold and silver from the mine expansion, has broken a federal wastewater law twice since ...; Created on 30 March 2021
2. US Senators introduce bill to tackle corruption & rights violations in Honduras - cite Guapinol case: (Mining and Human Rights); GuapinolResiste Read complete bill, refering to arbitrary detention of Guapinol River Defenders and illegal mining in Carlos Escaleras National Park here. Introduction comes as Honduran President ...; Created on 23 February 2021
3. US mining company demands $3.5 billion dollars from the Mexican government for stopping project: (FTAs & ISDS); ... especially for the loggerhead turtle. Now, the mining company seeks compensation from the Mexican State for more than 3.5 billion dollars for its losses and has filed a formal complaint with an international ...; Created on 24 September 2019
4. Bill Clinton Leads Sinister Business Alliance in El Salvador: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); Republished from: CISPES On Monday, November 9, El Salvador was host to an unusual meeting of some of the continent’s wealthiest and most influential players: former US President Bill Clinton, notorious ...; Created on 19 November 2015
5. El Salvador’s Historic Metal Mining Ban Is in Danger: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... valued at around $25 billion, while its debt is around $20 billion. “But still,” said University of Georgia professor Julio Sevilla, “you cannot really afford to make bad investments when your finances ...; Created on 06 April 2023
6. El Salvador: Metallic Mining Threatens Again: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... women and other important sectors of the population supported a bill presented on February 6, 2017 to ban metallic mining in the country. A survey conducted in 2015 by the Central American University, ...; Created on 14 December 2021
7. Green group supports ban on open-pit mining, protection of 'no mining zones: (OceanaGold Philippines); ... of House Bill 253 and House Bill 6450 which seek to limit mining in the Philippines. House Bill 253, or the No Mining Zones bill, seeks to close all areas declared as “no mining zones” to mining applications. ...; Created on 27 May 2021
8. Scientists, fishers say new mining deals to cause more damage than good: (OceanaGold Philippines); ... the president said in the executive order. According to the DENR, over a hundred mining projects in the pipeline could potentially generate P21 billion or around $438 million in revenues, which would ...; Created on 24 May 2021
9. Why Canada is at the centre of global mining atrocities: (Mining and Human Rights); ... Times reports that the bureau estimates that the Philippines holds an estimated $840 billion USD in mineral deposits. Mining companies have been keen to exploit these mineral deposits. With 75 percent ...; Created on 12 May 2021
10. Canada’s Mining Industry Is Spreading Havoc Around the World — With Justin Trudeau’s Support: (Mining and Human Rights); ... of Export Development Canada’s (EDC) services. The crown corporation has provided tens of billions of dollars — $28 billion in 2014 alone — in financing and insurance to the extractive sector, including ...; Created on 07 May 2021
11. Swiss mining transnational Glencore in the Andes: (General mining reports ); ... transnational dedicated to the production and marketing of raw materials. It has mining operations in more than 50 countries and its revenues in 2019 exceeded $215 billion – five times more than Bolivia’s ...; Created on 22 April 2021
12. Families complain about big SC gold mine, citing danger and community disruption: (OceanaGold); ... in Australia, says it is committed to protecting the environment and boosting the economy. The mine says it has invested more than $1 billion in South Carolina since 2007, which is about the time miners ...; Created on 02 April 2021
13. WATER IS LIFE. CAN WE PROTECT IT?: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... programs to weatherize homes — much less upgrade the state’s decaying water infrastructure. This extreme weather disaster gave Americans a glimpse of the daily reality of billions who struggle to protect ...; Created on 28 March 2021
14. A Private Government in Honduras Moves Forward: (Mining and Human Rights); ... of Residency make it likely that some Hondurans who work in the zone will be relegated to a non-Resident underclass. Justice System The Agreement of Coexistence also upholds the Resident Bill of Rights, ...; Created on 15 February 2021
15. Gold mine fined $100,000. Toxic air pollution found at big mine near tiny town: (OceanaGold); ... the past had been unable to reach affordably. The Lancaster County mine has found potentially billions of dollars in gold. Sierra Club member Susan Corbett said people should not take the mine’s environmental ...; Created on 12 February 2021
16. Canadian Mining Companies Are Devastating The Global South: (Mining and Human Rights); ... mining operations in Peru go far beyond the Bear Creek corporation. The government of Canada estimates that in 2018, Canadian foreign direct investment in Peru totalled $14.2 billion, with most of that ...; Created on 21 January 2021
17. Reclaim Your Rights: Defend Indigenous People’s Lands: (OceanaGold Philippines); ... The railroading of public hearings for the Teesta dam, a China-funded hydropower project approximately worth $1 billion, poses threats to the earthquake-prone environment and customary rights of Lepcha ...; Created on 17 December 2020
18. After trying to protect water sources, these Hondurans have been held without bail for more than a year.: (Mining and Human Rights); ... near one of his other iron oxide mines. His wife and business partner, Ms. Facussé, is the daughter of the late palm oil billionaire Miguel Facussé, who reportedly “called the shots” in Honduras before ...; Created on 25 September 2020
19. More ISDS cases launched against Latin American states amid the COVID-19 pandemic: (ISDS); ... lawsuits brought before international arbitration tribunals by private companies, claiming more than US$3 billion in compensation. Citing force majeure because of the COVID-19 health crisis , Bolivia ...; Created on 01 September 2020
20. We Are in Danger Daily: Honduran Afro-Indigenous Garífuna Demand Return of Kidnapped Land Defenders: (Mining and Human Rights); ... and several other congressmembers are denouncing plans by the Trump administration to invest $1 billion over the next three years in a hydropower project in Honduras plagued by accusations of corruption ...; Created on 17 August 2020

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