Guatemalan town locked in battle against nickel mine
In resulting protests, Pop was imprisoned and his comrade Carlos Maaz shot dead. This month, the community resumed demonstrations, accusing CGN of continuing to mine at Fenix despite a 2019 ...
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Guatemalan town calm under martial law after mining ...
Oct 25, 2021 A man is frisked by police at a check point in El Estor in the northern coastal province of Izabal, Guatemala, Monday, Oct. 25, 2021. The Guatemalan government has declared a month-long, dawn-to-dusk curfew and banned pubic gatherings following protests against a nickel mining project.
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Guatemalan town calm under martial law after mining ...
Oct 25, 2021 The Guatemalan government has declared a month-long, dawn-to-dusk curfew and banned pubic gatherings following protests against a nickel mining project. Americas Guatemalan town calm under martial ...
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Guatemalan town calm under martial law after mining ...
Oct 25, 2021 The police were ostensibly there to make sure protesters do not block trucks from entering and leaving a nickel processing plant, which shares
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Guatemalan town locked in battle against nickel mine
Oct 28, 2021 He says numbers have dwindled since the Fenix mine resumed nickel extraction and processing in 2014. In 2017, a red slick spread over the lake, which the
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Guatemalan town calm under martial law after mining
Oct 25, 2021 The Guatemalan government has declared a month-long, dawn-to-dusk curfew and banned pubic gatherings following protests against a nickel mining project. Moises Castillo/AP Show More Show Less.
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Thousands protest against Rio Tinto’s ... - mining
Dec 06, 2021 Following ramp up to full production in 2029, the mine would produce 58,000 tonnes of lithium carbonate, 160,000 tonnes of boric acid and 255,000 tonnes of sodium sulphate a year.
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Serbian anti-mining activists block roads to protest ...
Nov 27, 2021 Serbian anti-mining activists block roads to protest against new laws. BELGRADE, Nov 27 (Reuters) - Hundreds of environmental protesters blocked several major roads in Serbia on Saturday to protest against two new laws that they say will give free rein to foreign mining companies in the country. Serbia's government has offered mineral resources ...
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Bosnia miners end 9-day protest after clinching wage ...
Dec 02, 2021 Bosnia miners end 9-day protest after clinching wage, pension deal. SARAJEVO - About 7 000 miners will return to work at Bosnia's seven coal mines after securing a deal with the government and state-owned Elektroprivreda BiH power utility on wages and pensions, officials said on Wednesday, bringing to an end a nine-day protest. The miners ...
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Oct 25, 2021 The Guatemalan government has declared a month-long, dawn-to-dusk curfew and banned pubic gatherings following protests against a nickel mining project. Americas Guatemalan town calm under martial ...
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Guatemalan town calm under martial law after mining dispute
Oct 25, 2021 The Guatemalan government has declared a month-long, dawn-to-dusk curfew and banned pubic gatherings following protests against a nickel mining project. Moises Castillo/AP Show More Show Less.
MoreGuatemalan town locked in battle against nickel mine
Oct 28, 2021 He says numbers have dwindled since the Fenix mine resumed nickel extraction and processing in 2014. In 2017, a red slick spread over the lake, which the
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State of emergency for Guatemalan town battling nickel mine
Nov 23, 2021 The mine’s owners deny the allegation, saying adequate environmental protections are in place. Frustrated residents mounted a protest against the mine in October that was put down by security forces using tear gas. The confrontation left four police officers wounded, and followed on three weeks of blockades of truck traffic to the mine.
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The Other Americans: Mining Companies and Social Conflict ...
Nov 17, 2021 The nickel reserve, identified in the 1950s, is among the largest in Latin America. The mine has been the source of social conflict since it was first identified and resulted in the assassination of Aadolfo Mijangos, a congressional critic of the mine, who Eduardo Galeano suggests in the book Days and Nights of Love and War was killed for speaking out against corruption related to the mine in ...
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Dec 06, 2021 Following ramp up to full production in 2029, the mine would produce 58,000 tonnes of lithium carbonate, 160,000 tonnes of boric acid and 255,000 tonnes of sodium sulphate a year.
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Thousands protest in Serbia against proposed lithium mine
Dec 07, 2021 Thousands protest in Serbia against proposed lithium mine. By Zachary Skidmore 07 Dec 2021 (Last Updated December 7th, 2021 11:37) The permitting of foreign mineral exploitation has drawn mass protest, with main roads blockaded in Belgrade. Credit: Courtesy of Serouj. Thousands of people across Serbia have protested this weekend against two ...
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Serbia moves to defuse protests over Rio Tinto lithium mine
2 天前 Protesters stand on the highway during a protest in Belgrade, Serbia, Saturday, Dec. 4, 2021. Thousands of protesters have gathered in Belgrade and other Serbian towns and
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Nov 27, 2021 Serbian anti-mining activists block roads to protest against new laws. BELGRADE, Nov 27 (Reuters) - Hundreds of environmental protesters blocked several major roads in Serbia on Saturday to protest against two new laws that they say will give free rein to foreign mining companies in the country. Serbia's government has offered mineral resources ...
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Nov 12, 2021 Credit: Barrick Gold Corp. Lawmakers in Democratic Republic of Congo have asked Barrick Gold Corp to secure the perimeter of its Kibali gold mine after a
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Twin Metals to appeal federal decision on proposed mine ...
Nov 03, 2021 MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Twin Metals will appeal a federal decision that dealt a serious blow to its proposed copper-nickel mine in northeastern Minnesota, the company said Wednesday.
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Nickel Mining Is Killing The Rainforest In The Philippines ...
Dec 10, 2021 A metals mine in Palawan is now threatening what NBC calls the “last frontier of the Philippines.” Palawan is a 270-mile island tucked between the South China and Sulu Seas. Its rainforest is home to 105 endangered plants and animals, but it’s also home to a mine that digs for nickel ore, which goes to Panasonic and ends up in EVs from Tesla and Toyota — among others.
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Indigenous mine opponents targeted in raids during state ...
Nov 15, 2021 During protests against the Fenix nickel mine in 2009 over land rights, he was shot and paralyzed from the waist down by Mynor Padilla, the mine’s head of security, who also shot dead anti ...
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Swiss mining project protest triggers regional curfew in ...
Oct 25, 2021 A Swiss nickel mining project is the flashpoint of tumultuous protests in northeast Guatemala that led the government to declare a state of emergency in that region on
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Nov 15, 2021 During protests against the Fenix nickel mine in 2009 over land rights, he was shot and paralyzed from the waist down by Mynor Padilla, the mine’s head of security, who also shot dead anti ...
MoreGuatemalan town calm under martial law after mining ...
Oct 25, 2021 A man is frisked by police at a check point in El Estor in the northern coastal province of Izabal, Guatemala, Monday, Oct. 25, 2021. The Guatemalan government has declared a month-long, dawn-to-dusk curfew and banned pubic gatherings following protests against a nickel mining project.
MoreState of emergency for Guatemalan town battling nickel mine
Nov 23, 2021 The mine’s owners deny the allegation, saying adequate environmental protections are in place. Frustrated residents mounted a protest against the mine in October that was put down by security forces using tear gas. The confrontation left four police officers wounded, and followed on three weeks of blockades of truck traffic to the mine.
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2020–2021 New Caledonian protests - Wikipedia
The 2020 protests in New Caledonia began on 28 October 2020 over a plan to sell a Vale-owned nickel and cobalt mine to a consortium led by Trafigura.The nickel mine and plant is known as the Goro mine.Independence leaders and pro-independence protesters wanted for the nickel plant to be owned by citizens of New Caledonia rather than foreign investors, though various arrangements have been ...
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Guatemalan Town Locked In Battle Against Nickel Mine
Oct 28, 2021 The mine is operated by the Guatemalan Nickel Company, a subsidiary of the Swiss-based Solway Investment Group Photo: AFP / Carlos ALONZO. Pop said that when he was a
MoreThousands protest against Rio Tinto’s ... - mining
Dec 06, 2021 Following ramp up to full production in 2029, the mine would produce 58,000 tonnes of lithium carbonate, 160,000 tonnes of boric acid and 255,000 tonnes of sodium sulphate a year.
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Indigenous mine opponents targeted in raids during state ...
Dec 08, 2021 During protests against the Fenix nickel mine in 2009 over land rights, he was shot and paralyzed from the waist down by Mynor Padilla, the mine’s head of security, who also shot dead anti-mining activist Adolfo Ich Chamán. Mongabay first spoke to Chub in 2015 ...
MoreNickel Mining Is Killing The Rainforest In The Philippines ...
Dec 10, 2021 A metals mine in Palawan is now threatening what NBC calls the “last frontier of the Philippines.” Palawan is a 270-mile island tucked between the South China and Sulu Seas. Its rainforest is home to 105 endangered plants and animals, but it’s also home to a mine that digs for nickel ore, which goes to Panasonic and ends up in EVs from Tesla and Toyota — among others.
MoreSerbia moves to defuse protests over Rio Tinto lithium mine
2 天前 Protesters stand on the highway during a protest in Belgrade, Serbia, Saturday, Dec. 4, 2021. Thousands of protesters have gathered in Belgrade and other Serbian towns and
MoreThousands protest in Serbia against proposed lithium mine
Dec 07, 2021 Thousands protest in Serbia against proposed lithium mine. By Zachary Skidmore 07 Dec 2021 (Last Updated December 7th, 2021 11:37) The permitting of foreign mineral exploitation has drawn mass protest, with main roads blockaded in Belgrade. Credit: Courtesy of Serouj. Thousands of people across Serbia have protested this weekend against two ...
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Bosnia miners end 9-day protest after clinching wage ...
Dec 02, 2021 Bosnia miners end 9-day protest after clinching wage, pension deal. SARAJEVO - About 7 000 miners will return to work at Bosnia's seven coal
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Minnesota lets public weigh in on adequacy of mining rules ...
Nov 09, 2021 FILE - In this Oct. 4, 2011, file photo, a prospecting drill rig bores into the bedrock near Ely, Minn., in search of copper, nickel and precious metals that Twin Metals Minnesota LLC, hopes to ...
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The green wave of popular outrage in Latin America - The ...
Nov 04, 2021 Members of the Guatemalan Army patrol the El Estor indigenous municipality on Oct. 26, following environmental protests against a nickel mining company.
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Anglo CEO expects investor support for plan ... - mining
Nov 22, 2021 Thermal coal, a relatively small part of Anglo’s copper to platinum, nickel and diamond portfolio, had deterred some large investors from owning its shares, Cutifani said. Anglo also produces ...
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