Truthout
Mining
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After Decades of Struggle, Salvadoran Communities Declare Territory Free of Mining
After years of foreign encroachment on resources, democracy is keeping mining out of El Salvador.
Biden’s Solution to Central American Migration Overlooks CAFTA Damage
Many of the region's policy analysts are not enthused about the plan, with one calling it “more of the same.”
Peru’s Media-Friendly Mining Ban Conceals Toxic Inaction
Humala's 2014 ban on informal mining has done little for the local communities the mines pollute or the majority of mine workers they employ.
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Obama Wants to End the Mining Industry’s Free Ride on Public Land
The US Bureau of Land Management has proposed a host of new fees for mining on public land.
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Haitians Worry World Bank-Assisted Mining Law Could Result in “Looting“
Civil society groups are worried that the Haitian president may move to unilaterally put in place a contentious revision to the country's decades-old mining law.
As Frac Sand Mining Expands, Community Activists Face Off Against Companies
It is up to Wisconsin communities to fight off powerful interests in frac sand mining.
The Certej Mining Project Began Illegally, Without Any Permits
Thus the process of cyanide leaching in Romania is on its way.
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Guatemalan Government, Canadian Mining Industry Responsible for Violent Conflicts
The Guatemalan government is fueling the fires of conflict by failing to consult local communities before awarding mining licences to companies.
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Massive Mongolian Mine Endangers Nomads’ Water, Way of Life
Water is not easy to come by in the Gobi.
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The Fight to Keep Toxic Mining – and the World Bank – Out of El Salvador
Hundreds of protesters recently gathered at the World Bank to shame a gold mining firm's shakedown of one of Central America's poorest countries.