... organizations call for the annulment of sentence against Aymara spokesperson in the Peruvian Supreme Court and reject the unjust payment of USD $31 million to Canadian mining company Bear Creek.
In ...
... on Tuesday, demanding that the company adhere to an earlier ruling by a World Bank body that ordered the company to pay the government of El Salvador US$8 million after a years-long legal battle.
OceanaGold, ...
... Rim Mining never met the legal requirements under El Salvador’s mining law to obtain a permit to exploit gold and must pay the Central American country US$8 million towards its legal costs. Vancouver-based ...
... contained in the Central America Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA). The company demanded not only payment for its investments, but also the right to reopen their mine, against the government’s wishes.
A string ...
Gabriel Labrador- Equal Times
The Central American state of El Salvador could be forced to pay US$301 million in damages to an Australian-Canadian mining company, OceanaGold, after the company’s application ...
... the Salvadoran government be forced to pay up to $315 million in lost profits to a foreign mining company? Or will mining continue, leaving Salvadorans like Escobar in fear of the uncalculated hazards ...
Given its failure to pay its fees to ICSID, the tribunal rejected the extension request by the mining company Commerce Group in the trial against El Salvador
On August 9th the International Centre for ...
... meet necessary regulatory requirements, and was ordered to pay El Salvador $8 million in legal fees. Following the victory over the Canadian company, the anti-mining movement was empowered. It used its ...
... a mechanism to recognize their non-profit social function and the exemption from paying taxes. By not incorporating this mechanism, community water systems will be obliged to pay taxes and increase service ...
... Kappes, Cassiday & Associates, but retained an economic interest in the mine (including quarterly royalty payments on the gold production from the mine).
On May 23, 2014, after two years of peaceful ...
... that regulatory binding legislation is off the table. The initiative to establish CORE is a maneuver that pays lip service to human rights principles without forcing change within the industry. As Lang ...
... was supposed to be a breath of fresh air. But there has been far more continuity than change since Trudeau replaced Harper. While Trudeau and his party might pay lip service to environmental and labor ...
... to mine or pay more than $300 million to cover not only its costs but the future profits it would forgo. The water defenders and their allies responded by mounting an international campaign to put the ...
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The latest conflicts in Espinar occurred between July and August 2020. The population called attention to their demands over health and the environment, but also regarding a one-time payment of 1000 ...
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Leilani Chavez
President Rodrigo Duterte has lifted a ban on issuing licenses for new mining operations in the Philippines, marking an about-face from a previous anti-mining stance that saw ...
... moving parts,’’ DHEC’s Jeremy Eddy said.
One issue that was mentioned only briefly at this past week’s hearing was whether OceanaGold would increase a cash bond to pay for any environmental damage. DHEC ...
... in the early 2030s.
Haile had agreed to post a $10 million cash bond before the mine opened in 2017, but expanding the gold mine will increase environmental risks — and more cash better ensures taxpayers ...
... services and pays a determined royalty to the Council.
Any semblance of local democracy in the Próspera charter is undermined by the power of the Committee for the Adoption of Best Practices (CAMP) over ...
... the United States and Europe won’t pay attention.
Canada Needs To End These Abuses With abuses by the mining industry being a regular occurrence in Peru, what makes Aduviri’s case unique is that a high-ranking ...
... payment of his salary, added to the risk of being a security employee. In El Salvador, this work involves a high risk of threats, physical attacks or even death by gangs.
"(At the beginning) I was worried ...