Assassination of a Leader Opposed to Mining Exploitation in Chiapas
by Elio Henriquez, correspondent for “La Jornada” Saturday 28th November, 2009 (translated by Megan Kinch) On Friday night, 27th , Mariano Abarca Roblero was assassinated by gunshot. Mariano was one of the strongest opposition leaders against mining...FINALLY! A week’s worth of great reporting in the Toronto Star
Mainstream press in Canada is reporting on Canadian Mining abuses abroad This week’s reporting in the Toronto Star included a series of important reports on Canadian mining companies operating abroad. The first report detailed allegations (backed with video...Digging for Gold, Mining Corruption
In the heart of Africa, did a Canadian mining company cut a deal with an infamous and violent African militia that played a major role in the Rwandan genocide of 1994? According to one expert of the militia, known as the “FDLR,” or the Forces démocratiques de libération du Rwanda, the mining company has no other choice if it wants to safely dig up billions-of-dollars worth of gold for themselves and their investors.
Mexican Superior Court Orders Immediate Halt of New Gold’s project at Cerro de San Pedro
THIS SENTENCE BEGINS THE FINAL LEGAL COLLAPSE OF NEW GOLD –MINERA SAN XAVIER. THE COMPANY HAS NO LATER THAN THE 15TH OF NOVEMBER TO CEASE ALL ITS OPERATIONS. THIS IS A HISTORIC TRIUMPH THAT WE WILL DEFEND WITH ALL OUR DETERMINATION.