... of arguments presented in La Mesa’s brief that the suit under CAFTA was improper.
PacRim, however, continues to push brazenly forward in suing El Salvador at ICSID – now for more than $300 million USD. ...
... mining is precisely what has gotten El Salvador into trouble: in the province of Cabañas in the country’s north, a foreign mining company is suing the republic of El Salvador, claiming the government unjustly ...
... Pacific Rim/OceanaGold, that is suing the government of El Salvador over that government’s decision to stop issuing new mining licenses. The Salvadoran government did this precisely because its citizens ...
... law requires a company to have the deeds to land above which they seek to mine, the Salvadoran government refused to grant a mineral extraction licence to the Canadian group. Pacific Rim is currently suing ...
... suing this desperately poor nation for US$315 million.
Under CAFTA-DR – the Central American free trade agreement – a company can sue a government if it makes decisions that negatively affect the ...
(Washington/Ottawa/San Salvador/Melbourne) On November 21, Pacific Rim Mining shareholders are poised to approve sale of the company to Melbourne-based OceanaGold in order to continue suing El Salvador ...
... gold mine in El Salvador. OceanaGold is suing the Government of El Salvador as it attempts to push ahead with the development of the mine despite widespread community opposition.
To put international ...
... government acceded to public pressure and stopped issuing mining exploration and exploitation permits pending an environmental impact assessment. As a result two mining corporations, one based in Wisconsin, ...
... while leaving disease, poverty and misery in countries where minerals are exploited. Mining companies like Pacific Rim and Commerce Group, are suing the Salvadoran state for more than $ 400 million in ...