About 1,000 people marched in the Andean city of Cajamarca against the gold mine proposed by the U.S. miner and its Peruvian partner, Buenaventura.
See http://www.minesandcommunities.org/article.php?a=11408&l=1.
Among investors in Newmont are UK-based Blackrock World …
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There have been strong protests in the Cajamarca region of Peru with huge demonstrations, road blocks and occupation of the Conga gold mine site belonging to Yanacocha/Newmont. This resulted in police shooting unarmed protesters on …
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The Peruvian government has agreed to resume dialogue with representatives from northern Cajamarca region, state news agency Andina reported. President Ollanta Humala declared a state of emergency in Cajamarca on December 5 in response to increasingly …
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NO TO THE CONGA PROJECT!
CONGA NO WAY! YES TO LIFE, NO TO THE MINE!
Tuesday, December 6, 2011
Time: 2:00pm until 5:00pm
The Peruvian Embassy
52 Sloane Street, London SW1X 9SP
Organisers: MOVIMIENTO 22 …
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Three Latin American states are the envy of most other country in terms of the potential value of the major minerals that lie beneath their soil – particularly copper, iron ore and gold. Among developing …
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London-based Anglo American has delayed board approval for its Quellaveco copper project in southern Peru’s Moquegua region as it is still waiting for water permits to be granted.
See http://www.bnamericas.com/news/mining/anglo-american-pushes-back-quellaveco-approval-to-2012/256118753.…
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