Posts Tagged ‘mining’

2013-05-02. Tahoe’s San Rafael Mine Conflict leads to State of Siege.

State of Siege in Jalapa & Santa Rosa

 San Rafael Las Flores, Santa Rosa, and Mataquescuintla, Jalapa, Guatemala. May 2, 2013. Images from the first day of the declared State of Siege in the municipalities of Casillas & San Rafael Las Flores, Santa Rosa, and Mataquescuintla & Jalapa, Jalapa. A violent mining conflict in the region involving Vancouver-based Tahoe Resources has erupted this [...]

2012-07. Accumulation by Dispossession: Barrick & Goldcorp’s Pueblo Viejo Gold Mine in the Dominican Republic

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MiMundo.org spent the month of April 2012 documenting the impact of the Pueblo Viejo project on both local and national scales.

2012-07. In San Rafael Las Flores and my House, the Mine does not Pass

Pro-Consulta Demonstration in San Rafael Las Flores

Hundreds gather in the main square of San Rafael Las Flores, Guatemala, to demand that a community plebiscite on industrial mining be carried out in the municipality.

2012-07-14. The Peoples’ International Health Tribunal: San Miguel Ixtahuacán 2012

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The health tribunal will use community testimony, scientific research and human rights organization’s knowledge to examine how the presence of Goldcorp’s mining operations have affected community residents in Mesoamerica.

2012-06. We want Pencils, not Weapons: San Juan Sacatepéquez rejects new Military Brigade

2012 National Day of Heroes and Martyrs in San Juan Sacatepéquez

Thousands march in San Juan Sacatepéquez in rejection to the newly assigned military brigade.

2012-06. Guatemalan female activist shot for leading blockade against a Canadian-owned gold mine.

Resistance Against EXMINGUA Gold Mine

Yolanda “Yoli” Oquely Veliz, 33, was shot three times at around 18:30 by unknown men on a motorcycle as she left the resistance blockade near the entrance to Radius Gold-owned El Tambor gold mine.

2012-05. Third Month of Resistance Against a Radius Gold-owned Mine in Guatemala

Resistance Against EXMINGUA Gold Mine

Mining resistance in San José del Golfo and San Pedro Ayampuc, Guatemala.

2012-03. Goldcorp’s Legacy: Criminalization and Mining Resistance in San Rafael Las Flores

Mining in San Rafael Las Flores, Santa Rosa

Tahoe Resources, a Goldcorp offspring, creates conflictivity in eastern Guatemala.

2011-10. As Firm as a Tree: Portraits of Diodora

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One year after Diodora Hernandez, a staunch anti-mining activist opposing Goldcorp’s Marlin Mine, was shot in the face. San Miguel Ixtahuacán, Guatemala.

2010-12. Legal Case. Choc v. HudBay Minerals.

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Angelica Choc, Adolfo Ich Chamán’s widow, announces lawsuit in Canadian courts against HudBay Minerals for the murder of her husband.

2010-09. Interview. 95.1 FM Estereo Plata, Zacatecas, Mexico.

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Alfredo Valadez, correspondent from La Jornada newspaper, interviews James Rodríguez.

2010-08. Project of Mass Destruction: Goldcorp’s Peñasquito Mine

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Latin America’s largest gold producing mine is located in Mexico’s Zacatecan semi-desert.

2010-06. Legal Case. Schnoor v. Canada.

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Ontario judge rules against former Canadian Ambassador to Guatemala, Kenneth Cook, for slander (MiMundo.org involved).

2010-05. NACLA Report on the Americas (USA)

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Photo for Special Report on Canada.

2010-02. Gold Fever: Artisanal and Industrial Extraction in the Mining Triangle

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The dangers behind industrial and artisanal gold extraction in the Mining Triangle, Nicaragua.

2009-05. San Miguel Ixtahuacan is Waking Up

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Residents from San Miguel Ixtahuacán protest Goldcorp’s Marlin Mine in the capital.

2008-10. Video. Criminalization of Eight Mayan Women in San Miguel Ixtahuacan, Guatemala.

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Video filmed and produced by Grégory Lassalle. Still photography by MiMundo.org.

2008-09. Water Tribunal Condemns Goldcorp… Again.

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The Latin American Water Tribunal condemns another Goldcorp mining project, the Marlin Mine in Guatemala.

2008-08. Lake Izabal: Majestic Life Source Flowing Towards its Death

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Canadian Nickel mining company threatens to contaminate Guatemala’s lake Izabal.

2008-07. Metal Mining in Central America: Pain and Resistance

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Presentation in Guatemala of the 72-page photo-publication featuring photography from MiMundo.org.

2008-01. Sipakapa: Defending Our Territory from Plunder

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Inauguration of Delfino Tema, anti-mining activist, as Municipal Mayor of Sipakapa.

2007-11. Toronto Exhibit.

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MiMundo.org exhibit during Amnesty International Film Festival in Toronto.