Artisanal and Small-scale Mining

Colombia: Marmato municipal council prohibits open-pit mining and resettlement of historic centre
Viernes, Enero 6, 2012

Communiqué: With implications for Gran Colombia Gold's proposed open-pit mine, this communiqué from the Marmato Defence Committee and the Regional Indigenous Council of Caldas (CRIDEC) indicates that the local municipality will now prohibit open-pit mining and resettlement of the historic town centre. Recent changes to the municipal land use plan also include recognition of the Embera Chamí indigenous community within Marmato and prioritization of water and environmental protection.

Corporate Accountability, Artisanal and Small-scale Mining, Colombia, Impact on Communities, Gran Colombia Gold/Medoro Resources
Defending land and life against an impending train wreck: Canadian mining in Colombia
Domingo, Diciembre 4, 2011

Presentation: In the context of Colombia's ongoing internal armed struggle, President Santos has declared mining a new economic engine for Colombia, running up against the rights of indigenous, afro-Colombian, campesino, small scale and artisanal miners, and water users. Jen Moore gave this presentation at a teach-in organized in Toronto by the Colombia Action Solidarity Alliance (CASA) and the Latin American and Caribbean Solidarity Network (LACSN) on December 4, 2011.

Corporate Accountability, Artisanal and Small-scale Mining, Colombia, Human Rights, International Trade and Investment, Gran Colombia Gold/Medoro Resources, Greystar Resources
Response from Marmato, Colombia to the murder of Father José Reinel Restrepo
Viernes, Septiembre 9, 2011

Communiqué: In the following statement issued on September 9th, the Regional Indigenous Council of the department of Caldas and the José Alvear Restrepo Lawyers' Collective condemn the murder of José Reinel Restrepo, parish priest of the municipality of Marmato, who was found dead on September 2, 2011.

Corporate Accountability, Artisanal and Small-scale Mining, Colombia, Human Rights, Gran Colombia Gold/Medoro Resources
The Legacy of Greenstone Resources in Nicaragua
Jueves, Agosto 11, 2005

"We Cannot Just Speak About Things That Are Pretty" - The Legacy of Greenstone Resources in NicaraguaAnneli Tolvanen traveled to the mining communities of Bonanaza and La Libertad in August, 2001, interviewing men, women, and youth, community

Artisanal and Small-scale Mining, Corporate Social Responsibility, B2Gold/Glencairn, Nicaragua, Publications
Supporting materials from the forum on "Mining, Environment, and Peace"
Lunes, Mayo 7, 2001

The forum on "Mining, Environment, and Peace" was convoked by SINTRAMINERCOL (the union of workers of Minercol, Colombia's state mining company) on May 3-4, 2001, in Bogota. PDF and PowerPoint files. In Spanish only.

Corporate Accountability, Artisanal and Small-scale Mining, Colombia, Reforming Mining Laws and Policies, Environmental Planning, Gold

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