... in rejecting the entry of all mining projects into their country, culminating in the imposition of a national moratorium on mining by their national government, including the proposed project of OceanaGold’s ...
... and economy. In a country that already faces a water crisis, the El Dorado project could have disastrous effects on the environment and local communities. Therefore, the government has declared a moratorium ...
... public pressure, the government had agreed to a five-year moratorium on new gold mining permits and was considering the world’s first permanent ban. Democracy, it seemed, had worked.
Then the Canadian ...
... to ban on mining and one proposal for a moratorium proposed by the government Mauricio Funes.
This proposal envisages giving mining permits if conditions to protect the environment are met.
So far, no ...
... Since 2008, however, there has been no more digging in the country. The reason: the government in San Salvador has announced a moratorium, based on environmental concerns, which freezes all mining activities. ...
... moratorium that prevents all mining firms – international and Salvadoran, public and private – from accessing El Salvador’s estimated 1.4 million ounces of gold deposits. Some in the Salvadoran media ...
... their right".
MORATORIUM AGAINST MINING
It takes a 15-minute bumpy ride on a pick-up truck to arrive at the feet of Cerro Patacon, one of the highest elevations in the hilly panorama. One can only reach ...
... 2009 the government introduced a moratorium on all mining related processes in the country due to the massive opposition of the people against mining.
However, by using a controversial provision in the ...
... halted due to a 2009 moratorium implemented by the government. This policy however, was not welcomed by mining companies. The most perfidious strategy was pursued by Australian-Canadian firm OceanaGold, ...
... on the Salvadoran government get a moratorium on mining, but transnational mining companies are using international investment tribunals to question the legality of denying mining permits while still allowing ...
... with the legal requirements, but were affected by the decision of the then president, Antonio Saca, who, via the media, introduced a de facto moratorium to suspend all concessions of metallic mining in ...
... in the wake of the permit rejection—and after the first of three successive Salvadoran Presidents committed to an effective moratorium on new mining projects—Pacific Rim filed a lawsuit in 2009 before ...
... moratorium was declared in 2008 when then-President Antonio Saca of the conservative ARENA party agreed not to issue new mining permits. Three successive Salvadoran Presidents have maintained the moratorium. ...
... in response to Quebec’s decision on health and environmental grounds to put a moratorium on shale gas mining, better known as fracking.
The number of investor-state suits has ballooned in recent years. ...
... the suit in 2009 after the first of three successive Salvadoran Presidents committed to an effective moratorium on new mining projects given concerns over potential impacts on already taxed water supplies. ...
... has passed a moratorium on mining, preventing further mining concessions from being implemented in the country. Currently, there are two lawsuits against El Salvador for denying an exploitation permit ...
... pollution.
In 2009, mining firm Pacific Rim – now OceanaGold Corp. – responded to this moratorium on mining permits with a lawsuit against El Salvador, arguing that there was no law prohibiting mining. ...
... source of water for El Salvador’s 6 million people — the administration failed to approve the proposal. In 2008, Mr. Saca instituted a moratorium on new mining permits; to date, this has been maintained ...
... over the years. It is recognized around the world as the only movement that has managed to pressure a succession of three governments to maintain a national moratorium on mining with support from a wide ...
... that have implemented a de facto moratorium on mining but are reluctant to deliver a definite mining prohibition, anti mining leaders see the ICSID hearing as a reminder of the latent threat that mining ...