Espinar: Óscar Mollohuanca, defender of territory and human rights, found dead
Credit: Democracia Global On Monday, March 7, the terrible news of the death of Óscar Mollohuanca was released. Óscar Mollohuanca was a tireless defender of human rights and faithful defender of the territory, he also served as mayor of Espinar. During the...
The struggle of a community in Sonora against the Grupo Fresnillo mining company in Mexico
Credit: Pie de Página The ejido (community) of El Bajío is located in the municipality of Caborca, Sonora, in the coastal region of northeastern Mexico. In 1997, the mine with the same name, owned by the Penmont subsidiary of Grupo Peñoles, was installed on La...
Re-opening the Panguna mine? Not yet…
At the beginning of February, the Panguna copper mine in central Bougainville in the Autonomous Region of Bougainville (Papua New Guinea) drew international attention once more when the Autonomous Bougainville Government (ABG) announced that, together with the chiefs...
Safety First: Guidelines for Responsible Mine Tailings Management
In June 2020, we collaborated with Earthworks, Malach Consulting, MiningWatch Canada, and CSP2 to publish a set of recommendations on responsible mine tailings management. The result, which we named ‘Safety First’, was a response to the Global Industry...