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Tahoe Resources’ Escobal Mine

Tahoe Resources’ Escobal Mine

Following the Molina administration’s lifting of the moratorium on mining concessions in 2012, Tahoe Resources ramped up construction of its Escobal silver mine east of San Rafael Las Flores, Guatemala. Since 2011, communities living in the area of the Escobal mine have peacefully resisted the project through marches and community referenda. More than half of …

dev On Sunday November 20th, 2016 Wednesday August 9th, 2017 Filed under Case Studies: Criminalization of Dissent, Guatemala No Comments
Goldcorp’s Marlin Mine

Goldcorp’s Marlin Mine

The Marlin mine is a goldmine in Guatemala owned by Montana Exploradora de Guatemala, a subsidiary of Canadian company Goldcorp. The exploitation licence for the Marlin mine straddles the municipalities of San Miguel Ixtahuacán and Sipakapa, where local residents recall that company representatives had not been transparent about their plans for the mine, having originally …

dev On Thursday September 1st, 2016 Wednesday August 9th, 2017 Filed under Case Studies: Criminalization of Dissent, Guatemala No Comments

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