Tag Archives: Consultation

May 1st, 2014 Action & Petition: Goldcorp Makes Me Sick! | GOLDCORP ¡ME ENFERMA!

Posted on May 1, 2014 by miningjusticealliance

Picket the Goldcorp AGM! May 1 – 2 pm In front of the Hyatt Regency Hotel, 655 Burrard St Vancouver, unceded Coast Salish Territories Organized by the Mining Justice Alliance Why picket Goldcorp Inc.? Among the world’s largest gold producers, … Continue reading →

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State of Siege: Mining Conflict Escalates in Guatemala (Upside Down World)

Posted on May 2, 2013 by miningjusticealliance

Article published today about the escalating violence in Guatemala, near Tahoe Resources’ Escobal mine project. The article highlights how there is great reason to fear that the suspension of constitutional  rights under the State of  Siege leaves community leaders and … Continue reading →

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Mining license approved in wake of violence, investigation into murder pending (NISGUA)

Posted on April 10, 2013 by miningjusticealliance

Only two weeks after the kidnapping and attack against four Xinca leaders (which left Xinca leader Exacltación Marcos Ucelo dead), the Guatemalan government grants Tahoe Resources an exploitation license to proceed with its controversial Escobal project.  In this statement and press release, international solidarity networks … Continue reading →

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Vancouver Mining Justice Alliance Calls for an End to Violence and Impunity! (Open Letter)

Posted on April 4, 2013 by miningjusticealliance

OPEN LETTER TO: Kevin McArthur President, CEO and Director of Tahoe Resources Inc. Royal Centre 1055 West Georgia Street, Suite 1500 Vancouver, B.C., V6E 4N7 Otto Pérez Molina Presidente de la República Casa Presidencial 6ª Avenida 4-41, Zona 1 Ciudad … Continue reading →

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Guatemala: Recurring violence in area of Escobal mine project demands investigation and company withdrawal (Intercontinental Cry)

Posted on March 26, 2013 by miningjusticealliance

Brief overview of the recent events in Santa Rosa, Guatemala, where four Xinca leaders were attacked (one of whom was killed.) The article also details local efforts to resist Tahoe’s Escobal mine project via a series of community consultations.   [From … Continue reading →

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CEO Kevin McArthur says suggestions of possible Tahoe Resources complicity in murder of Guatemalan indigenous leader “a complete fabrication” (La Politica es la politica)

Posted on March 25, 2013 by miningjusticealliance

Article outlining Tahoe Resources CEO Kevin McArthur’s response to the kidnapping and murder of Xinca leaders in March. The conclusion appears to be that such things simply ‘happen’ in Guatemala… [From the article:] In response to a query from La … Continue reading →

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Tensions rise after murder of Guatemalan indigenous activist opposed to Canada’s Tahoe Resources silver project (La politica es la politica)

Posted on March 24, 2013 by miningjusticealliance

Article providing an in-depth look at the kidnapping and murder of Xinca leaders on March 17, 2013.  This piece includes quotes from Tahoe Resources, the UN High Commission for Human Rights, and the US Embassy in Guatemala.  It also goes on … Continue reading →

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