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Congressmen Seek Pascua Lama Review Because Of Glacier Damage by Monica Evans, Santiago Times, EL CIUDADANO A TV news report last week revealing drastic destruction of glaciers near the Pascua Lama gold mine project prompted the Chamber of Deputies to call for an inquiry into the mining project. |
Deputies Call For Inquiry Into Chile's Pascua Lama Project by Monica Evans, Valparaiso Times, EL CIUDADANO A report revealing drastic destruction of glaciers last week prompted deputies in the Chamber of Deputies, Valpara�so, to call for an inquiry into the Pascua Lama mining project. |
Chile's Glaciers Demand Greater Attention by Mike Hager, Santiago Times (June 12, 2007) A new book about Chile�s vast glacier reserves aims to focus greater public attention on the important role glaciers play in the nation�s water systems and in its natural patrimony. |
ENVIRONMENT: Chile's Biggest Freshwater Reserve Left Unprotected by Daniela Estrada, Inter Press Service News Agency (IPS) SANTIAGO, Jun 12 (IPS/IFEJ) - Chile possesses vast freshwater reserves in its glaciers, but lacks laws to protect them. Lawmakers, farmers and environmentalists are calling for legislation to fill that gap. |
Successful March in Vallenar: defending the water On Saturday, June 2, 2007, the Huasco Valley again said NO to PASCUA LAMA, YES TO LIFE, YES TO WATER. The activities began at sunrise in the communities of Junta Valeriano and in El Corral, located high in the Andes mountains near the Pascua Lama project. People arrived to load onto buses and cars, and in a caravan traveled together to participate in the march for the defense of water in the Huasco Valley. |
Chile: Vallenar Marchers Reject Pascua Lama Project - Again by Monica Evans, The Santiago Times June 12th, 2007 �Water is worth more than gold!� was the chief battle of protesters in a June 2 march against the Pascua Lama mining project and the company responsible, Canadian-based transnational Barrick Gold. The march has become an annual event for Region III's Vallenar (the closest main town to Pascua Lama) since news of the project reached the community over three years ago. |
June 2nd Action in Vallenar |
May 2nd Action In Vallenar, Chile by Atacama Limpio, atacamalimpio [at] hotmail.com Around 80 persons gathered in the Plaza de Armas in Vallenar to respond to the call made by the Ecological Group Clean Atacama and the Board of Defense of the Valley to protest against the mining firm Barrick Gold, a demonstration which was part of a worldwide day of action against the transnacional company for the effects which the are affecting upon the Huasco valley in their Pascua Lama mining project. |
International Day of Action: Agua s�, oro no Pagina 12 Organizaciones ambientalistas y de damnificados por la miner�a a cielo abierto de Argentina, Chile, Per�, Canad� y Australia realizar�n hoy una "actividad de denuncia y resistencia contra la miner�a a cielo abierto". Los movimientos vecinales organizados en distintos puntos del pa�s, como Esquel y Famatina, participar�n con un escrache a las oficinas de la empresa Barrick Gold en Buenos Aires. |
Worldwide Anti-Barrick Day in Santiago, Chile by Mar�a Jos� Mart�nez News Articles about the Day of Action in Santiago, Chile. |
Day of Action in Valparaiso, Chile Pictures from the May 2nd action in Valparaiso, Chile. |
Other Barrick Projects in Chile: Lu�s Faura Cortes, Councilperson of Alto del Carmen by Lu�s Faura Cortes Testimony of Lu�s Faura Cortes, Councilperson of Alto del Carmen. |
Fighting a gold Goliath; In Chile's high Andes, a speculator battles mining firm Barrick over a land claim that could be worth millions by Rick Westhead, Toronto Star March 10th, 2007 A Chilean court agreed last fall that Villar had been wronged and ordered Barrick to return the rights to the plot. The contentious court decision, which the company is appealing, now threatens to at least delay Barrick's efforts to tap one of the world's largest undeveloped deposits of gold, silver and copper, as it wrestles with the multi-million-dollar legal claim. |
Critique of Water Shares Agreement and Barrick's "94% approval rating": Luis Faura Cortes, Councilperson of Alto del Carmen. by Lu�s Faura Cortes January 15th, 2007 Testimony of Luis Faura Cortes, Councilperson of Alto del Carmen, about the misleading water shares agreement between the Vigilance Junta and Barrick Gold. |
In Chile, Precious Lands Often Go for a Pittance by Monte Reel, Washington Post Foreign Service December 26th, 2006 The mountainous terrain of northern Chile is studded with precious metals, a natural cache that for years has had investors angling for land rights. So when the world's largest gold mining company targeted about 20,000 acres owned by Rodolfo Villar, a mineral speculator, he signed a contract. Only later, he said, did he realize how much the company had agreed to pay him: About $19. |
Barrick�s Gold: Canadian Mine Threatens a Chileean Watershed by Ricardo Acu�a , Canadian Dimension |
The problem of mining in the Andes? You have to move glaciers by Oliver Balch, Guardian Unlimited May 3rd, 2006 High up in the Andes, the diggers are preparing to move in. The Pascua Lama mine, situated on the border between Argentina and Chile, promises to become one of Latin America's largest gold mines. But mining gold at 4,600 metres above sea level has its problems. The original plans of Canadian mining giant Barrick Gold included "relocating" three huge glaciers - a decision since blocked by Chile's environment authorities. |
Chile Approves Glacier Gold Mine by Staff Writers, Agence France-Presse February 15th, 2006 Chile Wednesday approved a controversial project by the world's leading gold producer, Barrick Gold, to tunnel for the precious metal underneath three glaciers in the northern Andes mountains. |
FUTURE UNCERTAIN FOR CHILE�S PASCUA LAMA GOLD MINE: Presidential Candidates Voice Doubts About The Project by Wanda Praamsma, Santiago Times January 10th, 2006 The future looks uncertain for the controversial Pascua Lama gold mine project in Chile�s northern Region III. Environmental advisors to the both presidential candidates now vying for office say their new, incoming government will not support the gold mine. |
PINOCHET'S PROFITEERS: Canadian Business in Chile by Asad Ismi, Peace Magazine Barrick's founder Peter Munk was a huge fan of General Augusto Pinochet. |