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21. Archbishop of El Salvador reinforces the church´s position against mining: (Mining and Human Rights); ... lethal, they will pollute our aquifers. We are already threatened with the Cerro Blanco mine in Guatemala, if it becomes exploited it will contaminate Lake Güija and by extension the Lempa river would ...; Created on 17 September 2016
22. Archbishop of El Salvador reinforces the church´s position against mining: (Mining and Human Rights); ... lethal, they will pollute our aquifers. We are already threatened with the Cerro Blanco mine in Guatemala, if it becomes exploited it will contaminate Lake Güija and by extension the Lempa river would ...; Created on 17 September 2016
23. Resistance against the bloodsucker: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... Honduras. It teems with dragonflies and butterflies. The hill is called Cerro Patacon, named after a bloodsucking insect. “We do not want new bloodsuckers to come here and plunder this landscape”. People ...; Created on 03 January 2016
24. El Salvador: Vote Against Gold: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... their right". MORATORIUM AGAINST MINING It takes a 15-minute bumpy ride on a pick-up truck to arrive at the feet of Cerro Patacon, one of the highest elevations in the hilly panorama. One can only reach ...; Created on 02 January 2016
25. A blunt NO to mining in Arcatao, Chalatenango: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... stations through the municipality distributed among the cantons of the town: Pepeto and Portillo, with 3 ballot boxes; Teosinte and Sicahuite located in the the lower area of Arcatao 2 polls; Cerrón Grande ...; Created on 11 November 2015
26. Arcatao: the next municipality to hold a referendum on mining in El Salvador: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); Photos/translation: Marina Bonetti Citizens of the communities of Cicachuite, Cerro Grande, Teosinte, Chavarria, El Sitio, Los Rivera, Los Guardado, El Portillo, Los Alas, Los Orellana, Los Merino, ...; Created on 29 September 2015
27. CALL OUT: International observer delegation, September 2014: (2014 International Delegation); ... by Canadian based corporations Pacific Rim, which has an exploration license at Cerro Petancol in the town of Potonico, and Au Martinique, now Triad, which owns licenses to explore three concessions within ...; Created on 07 August 2014
28. Preliminary program: (2014 International Delegation); ... discuss the impact of the Cerro Blanco Mine in El Salvador. Days six and seven: Participate as international observers in a community consultation process in Chalatenango. Day eight: Press ...; Created on 07 August 2014
29. Sanches Ceren will prevent mining in the Trifinio región.: (Cerro Blanco); ... Salvador Sanchez Ceren was emphatic in his statement that he will advocate for the suspension of all mining activity in the Trifinio Reserve area, alluding to the Cerro Blanco mining project located in ...; Created on 04 March 2014
30. El Salvador, violence and impunity: (Mining and Human Rights); ... river on which El Salvador depends for 60% of its drinking water. Guatemala has allowed construction of the Cerro Blanco mine within the reserve despite opposition from Honduras and from the Salvadoran ...; Created on 13 February 2014
31. July 22, 2013 Global Day of Action Against Open Pit Mining: The National Roundtable Against Metallic Mining reiterates demand for legislation prohibiting metal mining in El Salvador: (Media Releases); ... moral force the Salvadoran government to require Guatemala and Honduras to suspend mining projects located at the borders. Projects such as the Cerro Blanco mine threatens to contaminate the Trifinio ...; Created on 22 July 2013
32. 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
33. Archbishop of El Salvador suggests the use international mechanisms to solve dispute over mine: (Mining and Human Rights); ... if the government can not prevent a mine which may cause damage in El Salvador. Salvadoran environmental organizations have complained that the Cerro Blanco mine, located in Jutiapa, Guatemala, could ...; Created on 10 June 2013
34. 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
35. Preliminary program: (2013 Fact Finding Mission); ... Wa. Juliana Turqui, OXFAM 12:30-1:30 Lunch 1:30-3:00 Strategy working sessions The threat of crossborder contamination: GoldCorp`s Cerro Blanco mine in Guatemala ...; Created on 15 April 2013
36. General information for participants: (2013 Fact Finding Mission); ... Pacific Rim has its operations, and will have the choice to either visit the Cerro Blanco mine in Guatemala or San Sebastian mine in the western region of El Salvador. PROGRAM: We are still working ...; Created on 15 April 2013
37. Central American community groups work together on mining issues: (March 2013 North American Tour); ... of these trans-border projects is Cerro Blanco, a mine proposed for an area of Guatemala immediately adjacent to El Salvador and in the heart of the Río Lempa headwaters. It’s one of the issues Vidalina ...; Created on 18 March 2013
38. PRESS RELEASE: (Cerro Blanco); COMMUNITIES AND ORGANIZATIONS REJECT CERRO BLANCO MINE AND DEMAND THE GOVERNMENT OF GUATEMALA TO ORDERS ITS IMMEDIATE SUSPENSION. February 26, 2013 Communities and organizations convened under ...; Created on 28 February 2013
39. Gold Mining and the Defense of Water in El Salvador: (2013 Fact Finding Mission); ... for more than 40 mining projects to begin operating in the border region and 14 in Guatemala that have the potential for cross border contamination. Most notorious is Goldcorp’s Cerro Blanco gold mining ...; Created on 24 February 2013
40. MEDIA ADVISORY: (March 2013 North American Tour); ... of mining in El Salvador. The Mesa is also worried about possible contamination from upstream mining projects just over the border in Guatemala and Honduras. Goldcorp’s Cerro Blanco mine, for example, ...; Created on 24 February 2013

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