The Andes
Peru: Cajamarca regional strike remobilizes
Campesinos in Peru’s Cajamarca region pledge to block operations of Newmont Mining company that they say are preparatory to the controversial Conga gold mine project.
Tag: mining
The Andes
Peru: justice sought in slaying of mine opponent
An employee of the controversial Yanacocha gold mine in Peru’s Cajamarca region was arrested for the slaying of a local campesino leader who opposed the mine’s expansion.
The Andes
Colombia: no ceasefire during peace talks
Colombia's President Juan Manuel Santos rejected a proposal by the FARC for a ceasefire during talks set to begin in Oslo next mont to end to the country's long civil war.
The Amazon
OAS rights body presses for truth in Yanomami massacre claims
The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights urged Venezuelan authorities “to conduct a thorough investigation” into claims of a massacre at a remote Yanomami setlement.
The Amazon
Venezuelan authorities deny Yanomami massacre
Venezuelan officials investigating the reported massacre of an isolated Yanomami community say they found no evidence of the attack—a claim dismissed by indigenous advocates.
The Andes
Peru: mine tailing spill contaminates RÃo Huallaga
Authorities in Peru admitted that wastewater laced with heavy metals from a major zinc mine has spilled into the RÃo Huallaga, a major tributary of the Amazon.
The Amazon
Venezuela: Yanomami massacred by outlaw miners
Venezuelan authorities pledge to investigate breaking reports that outlaw miners comitted a “massacre” of an isolated Yanomami indigenous community on the Brazilian border.
Africa
South Africa: Marikana massacre survivors charged with murder
Workers arrested at South Africa's Marikana mine have been charged with the murder of 34 of their colleagues shot by police, under an apartheid-era "common purpose" law.
The Andes
Bolivia: Aymara communities occupy Oruro mine
Aymara campesinos are occupying installations of the Inti Raymi Mining Company outside the Altiplano city of Oruro, in protest of the pollution of local water sources.
The Andes
Peru: Newmont Mining to abandon Conga project?
As protests continue in defiance of a state of emergency, the CEO of Newmont Mining acknowledged that conditions do not exist to move ahead with the giant Conga project.
The Andes
Peru: peasants protest Chinese mining project
Campesinos in Peru’s northern Piura region pledge to resist announced plans by Chinese mining company Zijin to move ahead with the long-contested RÃo Blanco copper project.
The Amazon
Peru: Shining Path control outlaw gold operations?
After a new Shining Path attack left five soldiers dead in Peru’s jungle, anti-terrorism prosecutor Julio Galindo said the guerillas control illegal gold-mining operations.