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

• UPDATE: The Mexican Network of Communities Affected by Mining 3rd Encounter
• NEWS: RCMP raids Blackfire office in Calgary
• Council calls for RCMP investigation of Blackfire mining company

The Cuzcatlán/ Fortuna Silver mine in San José del Progreso, Oaxaca, Mexico

• Protesting outside the Canadian Embassy… again.

The First Majestic Silver mine in San Luis Potosi, Mexico

• Historic pilgrimage of the Wixárika
• VIDEO: Defending Wirikuta
• UPDATE: The Wixarika at First Majestic’s shareholders meeting, May 19
• NEWS: Vancouver protests against Goldcorp and First Majestic Silver

The New Gold mine in Cerro San Pedro, Mexico

• NEWS: Council of Canadians vists Cerro San Pedro
• “I have kidney problems too”

The Vista Gold Corp. 'Concordia' mine in Baja’s Sierra la Laguna mountain range in Mexico

• NEWS: Canadian mine threatens water in Mexico

EL SALVADOR

The Pacific Rim 'El Dorado' mine in Cabanas, El Salvador

• UPDATE: Pacific Rim’s CAFTA challenge for El Salvador mine
• NEWS: Pacific Rim CAFTA challenge against El Salvador begins
• Anti-mining activists murdered in El Salvador

GUATEMALA

The Goldcorp 'Marlin' mine in San Miguel Ixtahuacán, Guatemala

• Maude Barlow in Guatemala: Bearing witness to a destructive mining industry
• MEDIA RELEASE: Council of Canadians and Rights Action demand shutdown of Goldcorp's Marlin Mine
• MEDIA RELEASE: Maude Barlow to visit Goldcorp mine in Guatemala
  
• NEWS: ‘Enough!’, says the Council of Canadians and Rights Action
• UPDATE: Barlow to visit Marlin mine in Guatemala, Sept. 7
• NEWS: Vancouver protests against Goldcorp and First Majestic Silver

PERU

• UPDATE: Our mining justice solidarity heard in Plaza San Martin in Lima

The Bear Creek Mining Corporation's 'Santa Ana' mine in Puno, Peru

• NEWS: Mining company CEO warns of Canada-Peru FTA challenge
• NEWS: Puno resists Canadian company threatening Lake Titicaca

COLOMBIA

The Greystar Resources Ltd. 'Angostura' mine in Colombia

• NEWS: Colombia says Angostura mine’s environmental impact unacceptable

The Medoro Resources Ltd. Marmato Project mine

• Letter urging Canadian Embassy in Columbia to support investigations surrounding the death of Father José Reinel Restrepo
• NEWS: Opponent of Canadian mine in Colombia killed

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