Nov 15, 2021 · Indigenous mine opponents targeted in raids during state of siege in Guatemala. In the midst of a long conflict and recent protest over a nickel mine in El Estor, in eastern Guatemala, police have ...

Marlin Underground Mine is loed 24 km W from Huehuetenango, Guatemala. Marlin has been in production since late 2005, operating as both an open pit and underground mine.

Dec 21, 2005 · Guatemala isn't the only country where gold mining is facing controversy. In Peru, mining accounted for over 8 billion in foreign sales in 2004, but surrounding communities remain impoverished.

Feb 09, 2022 · FILE The nickel mine run by the Swissbased Solway Investment Group stands next to Izabal Lake in El Estor in the northern coastal province of .

Apr 14, 2014 · Antimine protesters near Guatemala's capital face down national police, army. SAN JOSÉ DEL GOLFO, Guatemala – An uncomfortable tension filled the air in the village of San José del Golfo, 28 kilometers northeast of Guatemala City, last Thursday. Driving through the streets, pairs of armed Civil National Police (PNC) could be seen ...

Mar 09, 2022 · In Guatemala, a massive data leak has revealed the multinational mining giant Solway Group bribed local police and other officials to repress Indigenous resistance to its destructive open pit ...

The Ministries of Guatemala There are fourteen in total. This Central American country is bordering the Caribbean Sea, between Honduras and Belize and bordering the Pacific Ocean, between El Salvador and Mexico. ... Ministry of Energy and Mines ( MEM) This entity is in charge of formulating the policy, proposing the respective regulation and ...

Mar 08, 2013 · Host Maria Hinojosa travels to Guatemala for a report on the many indigenous women there who are involved in clashes with multinational mining companies that they say are despoiling the environment and threatening their way of life.

Feb 14, 2014 · Background: In 1997, one year after the signing of the Peace Accords ending Guatemala's civil war, the government made changes to the mining law in an effort to attract foreign the new law, rather than being required to pay 6% of royalties to the Guatemalan government as per the previous law, corporations now were obligated to pay a .

Mar 01, 2018 · Guatemala Mines a Mother Lode of Trouble. A bitter fight over a silver mine points to the pitfalls of Latin America's new resource nationalism. Follow the rule of holes. Source: AFP/Getty Images ...

Aug 28, 2018 · The Mining Industry in Guatemala has been producing plenty of jobs but like with many around the world, it is still not popular. In Guatemala, especially, the mining industry has tremendous issues ...

Nov 21, 2012 · Just 28 kilometers from Guatemala City, between the towns of San José del Golfo and San Pedro de Ayanpuc, peasant communities are resisting the actions of Canadian company Radius Gold Inc, which has operated a silver and gold mine in the area since 2000.

Mar 06, 2022 · Probe accuses Swiss mining firm of hiding Guatemala pollution. Two subsidiaries of Swiss mining company Solway Investment Group hid reports of pollution in an indigenous area of northeastern Guatemala, an international consortium of media companies said Sunday. The "Mining Secrets" investigation — in which 65 journalists from 15 countries ...

Nov 12, 2017 · Guatemala prepares petroleum concessions for 2009. Tuesday, December 23, 2008. Authorities are preparing the procedure to put the areas for oil exploration and exploitation to tender, and expect to hold the international bidding during the first quarter of 2009.. According to the head of the Ministry of Energy and Mining (MEM), Carlos Meany, they have established .

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Aug 17, 2021 · Testimonio: Canadian Mining in the Aftermath of Genocides in Guatemala In our forthcoming book Testimonio, coeditors Catherine Nolin and Grahame Russell and other authors provide great detail about the systemic corruption and impunity, human rights violations and environmental harms that global (mainly Canadian) mining companies contribute to and .

Jan 04, 2015 · The Marlin Mine, Guatemala, is given in the book as a case study in Chapter 5. The following text boxes add supplementary detail to the case study given there, and the reader is also referred to the Guatemala subsection of the Interviews page of the website for further testimony from local people affected by the mine.

Mar 09, 2011 · The Coalition Against Unjust Mining in Guatemala (CAMIGUA) and allies would like to express our profound concern following reports of violence in the municipality of San Miguel Ixtahuacán on February 28th 2011. The alleged incidents took place after a day of action organized by community members to urge Guatemalan authorities to implement ...

Feb 21, 2022 · Canadian Mining Companies Profit as Guatemalans Suffer, Authors Argue (in Culture) Testimonio: Canadian Mining in the Aftermath of Genocides in Guatemala Edited by Catherine Nolin and Grahame Russell Between the Lines (2021) After a bumpy road to publiion, a book documenting Canadian mining company abuses in Guatemala edited by .

In 2012, Minera San Rafael,, gained approval to develop a new silver mine in Guatemala. Initial plans for the Escobal mine included installation of a transmission line to provide electricity from the local power grid. However, permitting and rightofway challenges for the line prompted Minera San Rafael to consider mobile, fasttrack ...

Nov 16, 2021 · Guatemala Cracks Down on Q'eqchi' Resistance in El Estor. In the latest episode of a lengthy saga of repression and resistance, Maya communities demanding to be consulted about a foreignowned nickel mine in their territories now live under a state of siege. Police and military presence in El Estor during the crackdown on antimining ...