Goldcorp

Shareholders Say Guatemalans Should Not Have to Pay for Goldcorp's Mess

Martes, Abril 17, 2012

News Release: Several shareholders have filed a resolution with Goldcorp Inc. asking the company to commit to the full costs of closure of the Marlin mine in Guatemala, and to fully disclose its closure plans.

Etiquetas: Corporate Accountability, Guatemala, Environment, Impact on Communities, Goldcorp

Canadian Embassies Bring Journalists to Mining Convention from Countries Mired in Conflict

Martes, Marzo 6, 2012

News release: This week, Canadian taxpayers will cover the costs of eleven journalists from eight Latin American countries – and Mongolia – to attend the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada’s (PDAC) 2012 conference. This appears to be another attempt on the part of Canadian authorities to manage the message instead of seriously addressing the roots of mine conflicts in countries such as Argentina, Honduras, Guatemala, Peru, and Ecuador.

Etiquetas: Argentina, British Columbia, Corporate Accountability, New Brunswick, Corporate Social Responsibility, Ecuador, Ontario, Guatemala, Québec, Honduras, Barrick Gold, Peru, Impact on Communities, Corriente Resources, Goldcorp, IAMGOLD, Kinross, Osisko Mining

Troubled Waters: How Mine Waste Dumping is Poisoning Our Oceans, Rivers and Lakes

Martes, Febrero 28, 2012

Each year, mining companies dump more than 180 million tonnes of hazardous mine waste into rivers, lakes, and oceans worldwide, threatening vital bodies of water with toxic heavy metals and other chemicals poisonous to humans and wildlife, according to this report by Earthworks and MiningWatch Canada.

Over two hundred organizations from thirty countries raise concerns with Inter-American Commission on Human Rights

Martes, Febrero 21, 2012

Letter: Two hundred and thirty three civil society groups from thirty countries, all organizations working for the protection of human rights and the environment in the Americas and Europe, jointly wrote the Inter-American Commission on Human Right (IACHR) to raise concern over recent decisions that reduce the effectiveness of its human rights protection mechanisms.

Etiquetas: Brazil, Corporate Accountability, Guatemala, Human Rights, Goldcorp

Honduran Civil Society Groups Reject Proposed Mining Law That Puts Corporate Interests Before Human Rights

Martes, Enero 24, 2012

Communiqué: Twenty-one Honduran environmental, indigenous and human rights organizations have issued a joint statement demanding that the Honduran government create space for real and effective debate over a proposed new mining law. They also report that the congressional commission that wrote the law has been under pressure to get it passed.

Etiquetas: Reforming Mining Laws and Policies, Corporate Social Responsibility, Aura Minerals, Honduras, Breakwater Resources, Goldcorp

Co-author presents study "Searching for Gold in the Highlands of Guatemala: Economic Benefits and Environmental Risks of the Marlin Mine”.

Jueves, Enero 5, 2012

Dr. Lyuba Zarsky, a Senior Research Fellow for the Global Development and Environment Institute at Tufts University, is the co-author of a study on the Marlin Mine, owned and operated by Vancouver-based Goldcorp Inc. in the western highlands of Guatemala. MiningWatch accompanied Dr. Zarsky during her visit to Ottawa in October 2011.

Hear about the ethical issues faced in determining an appropriate study methodology, the challenges involved in knowing what is true/not true, and why the study concludes that this mine operation should be suspended.

Etiquetas: Corporate Accountability, Guatemala, Goldcorp

Video: Co-author presents study "Searching for Gold in the Highlands of Guatemala: Economic Benefits and Environmental Risks of the Marlin Mine”.

Jueves, Enero 5, 2012

Etiquetas: Water, Corporate Accountability, Guatemala, Goldcorp

Human Rights Commission's Climbdown a Wake-up Call for Human Rights Defenders in the Americas, Not Indicator of Goldcorp’s Performance

Jueves, Enero 5, 2012

News release: The Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL) and MiningWatch Canada today expressed deep concern at the political pressure being brought to bear on the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR), the western hemisphere’s primary organ for protecting human rights. Under substantial pressure from governments, the IACHR decided in late December to modify an earlier order regarding the controversial Marlin mine in Guatemala, the subject of an ongoing human rights complaint

Etiquetas: Corporate Accountability, Guatemala, Human Rights, Goldcorp

Impoverishment, Not Development, Could Be End Result of Goldcorp’s Marlin Mine in Guatemala, Says New Study

Jueves, Noviembre 3, 2011

News release: The legacy of Goldcorp’s Marlin mine in Guatemala “could well be ecological devastation and impoverishment” finds a new study from Tufts University’s Global Development and Environment Institute (GDAE). When the long-term environmental risks of the open-pit gold and silver mine are put in the balance with economic gains, the institute finds the benefits to be “meager and short-lived,” especially for local communities.

Etiquetas: Corporate Accountability, Corporate Social Responsibility, Guatemala, Economic Development, Impact on Communities, Goldcorp

Goldcorp Removed from Dow Jones Sustainability Index

Miércoles, Septiembre 21, 2011

Press Release: Effective September 19th, Goldcorp has been removed from the Dow Jones North America Sustainability Index. The announcement comes in the context of ongoing allegations of human rights violations and evidence of environmental contamination in communities affected by Goldcorp’s mining activities.

Etiquetas: Corporate Accountability, Corporate Social Responsibility, Guatemala, Honduras, Impact on Communities, Goldcorp