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1. URGENT COMMUNIQUE: To the people of Asuncion Mita, the national and international community: (Cerro Blanco); Urgent Communique from the Municipal Commission Specific to the Consultation on Mining The members of the Commission recognized and designated by the Municipality of Asuncion Mita, Jutiapa to organize ...; Created on 23 September 2022
2. Uncertainty in communities of Asuncion Mita due to the imminent reopening of the Cerro Blanco mine in Guatemala: (Cerro Blanco); ... irreversible environmental damage to their limited water resources. ASUNCIÓN MITA, Guatemala. Although everything indicates that Canadian Bluestone Resources consortium has oiled up its powerful technical ...; Created on 03 May 2019
3. El Salvador’s Historic Metal Mining Ban Is in Danger: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... in neighboring Guatemala, which is owned by Canadian company Bluestone Resources. A recent referendum found that 89 percent of locals from nearby Asunción Mita opposed mining activity due to environmental ...; Created on 06 April 2023
4. The Cerro Blanco mine and the right to consultation: (Cerro Blanco); A municipal referendum was held on September 18 in Asunción Mita, Guatemala, that will impact the future of the Cerro Blanco mine. The question on the ballot aske d people if they were in agreement ...; Created on 22 September 2022
5. PRESS RELEASE: The municipal consultation on Cerro Blanco mine is valid and legitimate: (Cerro Blanco); ... 18th of September in the municipality of Asunción Mita, Jutiapa, Guatemala. The consultation was related to the presence of metal mining projects in Asuncion Mita, home to the controversial Cerro Blanco ...; Created on 21 September 2022
6. Central American mayors reject mining exploitation that affects strategic river: (Cerro Blanco); ... place in Guatemala, and in particular in the Cerro Blanco mine, located in the (Guatemalan) municipality of Asunción Mita," the mayors expressed in a statement. Grouped in the Río Lempa Trinational Association, ...; Created on 12 June 2022
7. Central American mayors reject mining exploitation that affects strategic river: (Cerro Blanco); ... place in Guatemala, and in particular in the Cerro Blanco mine, located in the (Guatemalan) municipality of Asunción Mita," the mayors expressed in a statement. Grouped in the Río Lempa Trinational Association, ...; Created on 12 June 2022
8. Public statement of the Local Governments of Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador, members of the Lempa River Trinational Border Association, regarding the “Cerro Blanco” mining project, developed by the ...: (Cerro Blanco); ... Rescue of the Lempa River", are gathered today in response to the threat represented by metal mining exploitation and especially the "Cerro Blanco" mining project, located in the municipality of Asunción ...; Created on 12 June 2022
9. Why Canada is at the centre of global mining atrocities: (Mining and Human Rights); ... projects that are environmentally destructive and threaten the livelihoods of surrounding communities. According to ICHRP-Toronto member Angela Asuncion, 60 percent of transnational mines in the Philippines ...; Created on 12 May 2021
10. Reactivation of Cerro Blanco Mining Project: (Mining and Human Rights); ... to an open pit project. Cerro Blanco is located in Asunción Mita, Jutiapa and has been in operation since 2007 for gold and silver mining. However, in 2012 the project requested from the Ministry of ...; Created on 06 May 2021
11. Ostúa River contaminated with lead and arsenic from Cerro Blanco mine: (Cerro Blanco); YSUCA The Cerro Blanco mine is located just 15 kilometres from the border with El Salvador, in the municipality of Asunción Mita in the department of Jutiapa, Guatemala. Since 2006, the project has posed ...; Created on 21 April 2020
12. Study reveals the threats of the Cerro Blanco mine: (Cerro Blanco); ACAFREMIN Cerro Blanco a mining project operated by Canadian company bluestone resources is located in the municipality of Asunción Mita, Guatemala. The Cerro Blanco mine could endanger the lives of more ...; Created on 26 December 2019
13. Mining Grabs Up Land, Deals Blow to Agriculture in Central America: (Background and reports ); ... For example, the Cerro Blanco mine, located in the Guatemalan municipality of Asunción Mita, bordering on western El Salvador, is part of the Ostua-Guija-Lempa basin. The pollution generated by the ...; Created on 07 May 2019
14. Preliminary program: (2014 International Delegation); ... Salvador Day four: Morning: Debriefing session Afternoon: Event at the University of El Salvador. Day five: Visit to Asuncion Mita, Guatemala to engage with local community members and ...; Created on 07 August 2014
15. Sanches Ceren will prevent mining in the Trifinio región.: (Cerro Blanco); ... Asuncion Mita, Guatemala , 18 kilometers away from Metapan. A technical report carried out by Salvadoran authorities, after a visit to the mine, stated that the project has many shortcomings that could ...; Created on 04 March 2014
16. 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
17. 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
18. Background on Mining: (Background and reports ); ... organizations and Catholic churches in El Salvador and Guatemala have become alerted to the damages that the Cerro Blanco mining project, a Goldcorp subsidiary, in Asunción Mita, Jutiapa (Guatemala) would ...; Created on 08 February 2012

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