Mining Safety
Cajamarca was no stranger to the spy network is to use U.S. and Wikileaks has made another revelation of documents, this time on the concerns that were top managers of mining companies including Santa Cruz who felt a meeting their discomfort with the uncertainty they were facing.
According to the cable (ID: 38881 Cable Date: 2005-08-19T18: 20:00), executives, meeting with ambassadors from the U.S. and Canada, expressed concern that none of the leaders of political parties have spoken out against violence against mining.
It also reports that Carlos Santa Cruz (Director of Minera Yanacocha) stressed that this situation was crucial to stop the impunity of those who damage private property and block roads.
“There is a law pending in Congress that would give (…) the legal framework to improve safety in mining communities. Too often, the police arrest the instigators of violence against mining, but local prosecutors would be released under pressure from the community. “
He adds, “the law expects to allow police to move a detainee to a different jurisdiction, which reduces the likelihood that losfiscales yield to local demands. The ambassadors agreed to evaluate a meeting with heads of political parties. “
The meeting was held on August 11, 2005 was attended by representatives of various mining companies as Antamina, Newmont (Minera Yanacocha) Quellaveco Mining, Barrick, BHP Billiton (Tintaya mine).
Ambassadors then sought the opinion of the companies on initiatives could be undertaken to help improve the investment climate and security conditions in mining communities. The meeting took place shortly after the violence against the British company exploring Majaz in northern Peru.
In other of its interventions Carlos Santa Cruz, said that conditions have changed since the last meeting hosted by the Ambassador of Canada. Santa Cruz said that NGOs have taken a backseat in the campaign against the multinational mining companies since the outbreak of violence against the Anglo-Australian (a mining project near Cusco).
Believed that radical groups, ie, politicians, local and fringe political groups such as Patria Roja, have assumed this role. “Santa Cruz believes that the objective of these groups is to create serious problems to attack the industry and the economic system.”
While Felipe Cantuarias, vice president of Commercial and Corporate Affairs, Minera Antamina recommends promoting teacher turnover; Sutep members and Patria Roja.
He suggested to the embassies to urge the bishops to turn Catholic Church operating in these regions. The ambassadors agreed to consider this, “but it is necessary, specific examples of landmines teachers and priests, dedicated inappropriate activities,” says the cable.
At the end of the meeting, according to the cable, all were satisfied with the appointment of Pedro Pablo Kuczynski as the new Prime Minister, “we have an influential ally of government in a position that is willing to address the issue of illegality in the mining communities” .
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