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21. Archbishop of El Salvador reinforces the church´s position against mining: (Mining and Human Rights); ... lethal, they will pollute our aquifers. We are already threatened with the Cerro Blanco mine in Guatemala, if it becomes exploited it will contaminate Lake Güija and by extension the Lempa river would ...; Created on 17 September 2016
22. Yes to life, no to mining! – Report Back Delegation to El Salvador: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... banks women wash, and kids bath. Behind a bridge we get off the bus and meet Gustavo Blanco, a community leader. He demands from the state and the company remediation of damages caused by mining. “They ...; Created on 03 February 2016
23. Resistance against the bloodsucker: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... due to lost profits Water is not supposed to be orange, not even in El Salvador. But, in the town of San Sebastian, in the Eastern part of the small Central American country, it is. Gustavo Blanco uses ...; Created on 03 January 2016
24. El Salvador: Vote Against Gold: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... out the mine. Gustavo Blanco’s dad used to work in the mine: “Companies here have extracted gold for a value of about 25 million dollars”, the 58-year-old man calculates. “The only things that are left ...; Created on 02 January 2016
25. Preliminary program: (2014 International Delegation); ... discuss the impact of the Cerro Blanco Mine in El Salvador. Days six and seven: Participate as international observers in a community consultation process in Chalatenango. Day eight: Press ...; Created on 07 August 2014
26. Sanches Ceren will prevent mining in the Trifinio región.: (Cerro Blanco); ... Salvador Sanchez Ceren was emphatic in his statement that he will advocate for the suspension of all mining activity in the Trifinio Reserve area, alluding to the Cerro Blanco mining project located in ...; Created on 04 March 2014
27. El Salvador, violence and impunity: (Mining and Human Rights); ... river on which El Salvador depends for 60% of its drinking water. Guatemala has allowed construction of the Cerro Blanco mine within the reserve despite opposition from Honduras and from the Salvadoran ...; Created on 13 February 2014
28. July 22, 2013 Global Day of Action Against Open Pit Mining: The National Roundtable Against Metallic Mining reiterates demand for legislation prohibiting metal mining in El Salvador: (Media Releases); ... moral force the Salvadoran government to require Guatemala and Honduras to suspend mining projects located at the borders. Projects such as the Cerro Blanco mine threatens to contaminate the Trifinio ...; Created on 22 July 2013
29. International delegation confronts mining in El Salvador: (2013 Fact Finding Mission); ... final day saw the delegation split into two groups with some heading to Asuncion Mita, Guatemala to meet with local community leaders and visit the Cerro Blanco Mine, while the second group travelled to ...; Created on 08 July 2013
30. Archbishop of El Salvador suggests the use international mechanisms to solve dispute over mine: (Mining and Human Rights); ... if the government can not prevent a mine which may cause damage in El Salvador. Salvadoran environmental organizations have complained that the Cerro Blanco mine, located in Jutiapa, Guatemala, could ...; Created on 10 June 2013
31. PRELIMINARY REPORT “Gold Mining and the Defense of Water in El Salvador”: (Background and reports ); ... (3) the town of Asunción Mita, department of Jutiapa, Guatemala, on the border with El Salvador, where Goldcorp’s Cerro Blanco gold project threatens a transnational watershed and could provoke a transborder ...; Created on 24 May 2013
32. Preliminary program: (2013 Fact Finding Mission); ... Wa. Juliana Turqui, OXFAM 12:30-1:30 Lunch 1:30-3:00 Strategy working sessions The threat of crossborder contamination: GoldCorp`s Cerro Blanco mine in Guatemala ...; Created on 15 April 2013
33. General information for participants: (2013 Fact Finding Mission); ... Pacific Rim has its operations, and will have the choice to either visit the Cerro Blanco mine in Guatemala or San Sebastian mine in the western region of El Salvador. PROGRAM: We are still working ...; Created on 15 April 2013
34. Central American community groups work together on mining issues: (March 2013 North American Tour); ... of these trans-border projects is Cerro Blanco, a mine proposed for an area of Guatemala immediately adjacent to El Salvador and in the heart of the Río Lempa headwaters. It’s one of the issues Vidalina ...; Created on 18 March 2013
35. PRESS RELEASE: (Cerro Blanco); COMMUNITIES AND ORGANIZATIONS REJECT CERRO BLANCO MINE AND DEMAND THE GOVERNMENT OF GUATEMALA TO ORDERS ITS IMMEDIATE SUSPENSION. February 26, 2013 Communities and organizations convened under ...; Created on 28 February 2013
36. Gold Mining and the Defense of Water in El Salvador: (2013 Fact Finding Mission); ... for more than 40 mining projects to begin operating in the border region and 14 in Guatemala that have the potential for cross border contamination. Most notorious is Goldcorp’s Cerro Blanco gold mining ...; Created on 24 February 2013
37. MEDIA ADVISORY: (March 2013 North American Tour); ... of mining in El Salvador. The Mesa is also worried about possible contamination from upstream mining projects just over the border in Guatemala and Honduras. Goldcorp’s Cerro Blanco mine, for example, ...; Created on 24 February 2013
38. Government of El Salvador asked once again to take leadership in banning metallic mining: (Cerro Blanco); ... violations to the human rights of Salvadorans by cross border contamination stemming from the Cerro Blanco project located in Guatemala, and recent legislation in the neighboring country of Honduras that ...; Created on 04 February 2013
39. Guatemalan Mine Threatens the Lempa River: (Cerro Blanco); ... Salvador. Recently, the Guatemalan government approved the permits for the Cerro Blanco mine: a mine is located a short 14 km from the main source of the Lempa, the Guija Lake. The Guija Lake is a natural ...; Created on 11 September 2012
40. Varios Países Rechazan Mecanismos de Arreglo de Disputas entre Estados e Inversionistas: (FTAs & ISDS); ... de los ISD después de una política de acción afirmativa para negros, que tenía como objetivo reducir la discrepancias entre gente blanca y gente negra, fue el blanco de una corporación transnacional en ...; Created on 10 May 2012

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