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Uncontrolled exploitation
“The development, foreign investment, job creation or promises of welfare for residents of the area of operation can not be grounds for risking the wealth of our moorland water,” said National Retail Federation (Latest).
This entity informed the government of Juan Manuel Santos his fierce opposition to the mining project Angostura, to extract gold and silver in the open for 15 years by the Canadian firm in the Paramo GreyStar Santurbán in the northern department of Santander.
“We do not support an intervention that will cause irreparable and irreversible damage,” said Erwin telephone IPS Rodriguez, director of the association of traders in Bucaramanga, the departmental capital.
Adhere to this claim Santander Society of Engineers, the Society of improvements and other social organizations. “All eyes are opposed to short term,” he said Rodríguez.
GreyStar The company denied that the project affects the environment. “Like I said 20 years ago (U.S. firm) Drummond,” said the former Environment Minister Manuel Rodriguez in a public forum in Bucaramanga. Read the rest of this entry »
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Exploitation of mines in panama
Tuesday’s protests included roadblocks, demonstrations and roadblocks in various parts of the country. They were opposed to open pit mining because of the danger of contamination to the ecosystem, especially the rivers.
Changes to the Mining Code provide that foreign states can exploit mines in Panama.
It imposes a payment of only 5 percent royalty on production of copper, gold and silver. The change is an increase compared to 2 percent royalty set by the previous mining code.
The protests also rejected the holding of the Cerro Colorado, known as the second global copper reserves. It is estimated that with 12 million tons of gold.
This hill is the Nobel Bugle Comerica, which is the most populous in the country.
In response to this demand, the national government of Ricardo Martin Elli promised that his administration not exploit the Cerro Colorado.
San Felix, protesters drove to the Deputy Minister of Labor, Luis Ernesto Carlos, when he came to talk.
In that sense, the chief general of the Nobel, Rogelio Moreno, denounced the presence of infiltrators who sought to create chaos. Therefore, apologized for the outbreaks of violence that occurred.