Petaquilla Minerals

Environmental Defenders in Danger in Mesoamerica
Monday, May 14, 2012

Map: In the last few years, environmental defenders have organized to confront the social and environmental impacts of the mining industry. For their work protecting natural resources and the environment, environmental defenders have been subjected to human rights violations, which include threats, kidnappings, violent attacks and murder. The case studies examined in this report, and illustrated with this map, show that these instances are part of a growing trend in Mexico and Central America.

Corporate Accountability, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Panama, Human Rights, Maps, Goldcorp, HudBay Minerals, New Gold, Pacific Rim, Petaquilla Minerals
Two Killed in Panama Mining Protests
Wednesday, February 8, 2012

News Alert: Two indigenous Ngöbe-Buglé men were killed and dozens more injured in connection with a police crackdown on dissent over mining and hydroelectric developments in Panama, where Canadian mining companies have a significant presence.

Reforming Mining Laws and Policies, Panama, Human Rights, Inmet, Petaquilla Minerals
Conservative Free Trade Agenda Low On Jobs, Environmental Protection
Tuesday, November 15, 2011

News Release: Free trade agreements with Panama and Jordan, legislation for which was announced today by International Trade Minister Ed Fast, will have little effect on jobs or the economy while putting Panamanian workers, Indigenous peoples and enviromental protections at risk, say the Council of Canadians and MiningWatch Canada.

Corporate Accountability, Environment, Panama, International Trade and Investment, Inmet, Petaquilla Minerals
Submission to the House of Commons Standing Committee on International Trade on the Canada-Panama Free Trade Agreement
Monday, November 29, 2010

Canada moves to support mining investment in Panama in the face of mounting human rights abuse by the Panamanian government and concerted opposition from Indigenous peoples, affected communities, and environmental groups. "The agreement as negotiated presents a very real risk of entrenching an ineffective and possibly irresponsible regulatory regime by protecting investments from tougher environmental or fiscal measures."

Reforming Mining Laws and Policies, Panama, International Trade and Investment, Corriente Resources, Inmet, Petaquilla Minerals
Panamanian Organisations and Communities Unite Against Open-Pit Mining
Monday, June 1, 2009

First National Conference Against Mining - Panamanian Network Against Mining (REDAP) “United for a Better Community”

Given the infamously marginal existence of indigenous and peasant communities as a result of open-pit mining operations, the various groups opposing mining in different parts of the country have taken another step forward.

Panama, Inmet, Petaquilla Minerals
Petaquilla: Panamanian Rainforest, Communities Threatened by Mining
Sunday, January 4, 2009

A remote area of Panama’s rainforest is threatened by open-pit copper and gold mining. Canadian mining companies have already started building roads and bulldozing trees.

Corporate Accountability, Panama, Newsletter 26: Autumn 2008, Inmet, Petaquilla Minerals
IUCN Assembly Opposes Mining In Central America
Thursday, December 11, 2008

GENERAL ASSEMBLY RESOLUTION OF THE IUCN, BARCELONA, SPAIN

CGR4.MOT141 Exploration and exploitation of open-cast mining activities in Mesoamerica

(UNOFFICIAL TRANSLATION)

WHEREAS there are decisions to invest in the exploitation of metallic minerals in the Mesoamerican Biological Corridor that will affect thousands of hectares of primary forests, key watersheds in the area, and marine coastal areas rich in biodiversity, and thus human health and food security for the population;

Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Aura Minerals, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Goldcorp, HudBay Minerals, Inmet, Pacific Rim, Petaquilla Minerals, Skye, Infinito Gold/Vanessa, Yamana Gold
Alert to Investors re: Petaquilla Minerals and the Molejón Gold Mine in Panama
Friday, November 28, 2008

For Immediate Release

MiningWatch Canada today released an Alert to Investors regarding Petaquilla Minerals and its Molejón gold mine in Panama, timed to coincide with the company’s annual meeting in Vancouver.

The report documents a number of serious problems that the organisation alleges are not being properly disclosed to investors. According to MiningWatch spokesman Jamie Kneen, “Investors should be fully informed of the realities surrounding Petaquilla Minerals’ flagship property.”

Panama, Inmet, Petaquilla Minerals
Open Letter to His Excellency President Martín Torrijos Espino
Friday, November 28, 2008
[On November 12, 2007, a coalition of ten major environmental groups appealed to Panamanian President Martin Torrijos to put a moratorium on mining in the country.
Panama, Inmet, Petaquilla Minerals

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