Water and mining in Latin America
The Council of Canadians has been following / been involved with various struggles involving Canadian-owned mining corporations threatening the water of communities in Latin America.
We will be organizing a ‘Shout Out for Mining Justice’ from June 1-3, 2012 in Vancouver, British Columbia. More details on this conference will be available soon.
MEXICO
The Blackfire mine in Chicomuselo, Chiapas, Mexico
The Cuzcatlán/ Fortuna Silver mine in San José del Progreso, Oaxaca, Mexico
The First Majestic Silver mine in San Luis Potosi, Mexico
The New Gold mine in Cerro San Pedro, Mexico
The Vista Gold Corp. 'Concordia' mine in Baja’s Sierra la Laguna mountain range in Mexico
EL SALVADOR
The Pacific Rim 'El Dorado' mine in Cabanas, El Salvador
GUATEMALA
The Goldcorp 'Marlin' mine in San Miguel Ixtahuacán, Guatemala
PERU
The Bear Creek Mining Corporation's 'Santa Ana' mine in Puno, Peru
COLOMBIA
The Greystar Resources Ltd. 'Angostura' mine in Colombia
The Medoro Resources Ltd. Marmato Project mine