Au Martinique Silver

25 Communities of Chalatenango Create a Symbol of their Resistance to Mining Companies

Friday, September 29, 2006

by Sebastián Darío San Salvador—Roughly 600 people hiked from their organized communities into the hills of Chalatenango last week carrying a life-size cement statue of the Virgin Mary as a symbol of their resistance to transnational mining companies Aura Silver Resources Inc. and Intrepid Minerals Inc. continued activities in their communities. The statue was placed ...

Tags: El Salvador, Au Martinique Silver

Chalatenango Communities Say ‘No’ to Mining Before Salvadoran Legislative Assembly

Wednesday, September 6, 2006

By Sebastian Dario (Chalatenango) On Saturday, September 2, 2006, the El Salvador Legislative Assembly held its weekly floor session in Chalatenango City rather than in San Salvador. The organized communities of the CCR-CRIPDES (Association of Rural Communities for the Development of Chalatenango-Christian Committee for the Displaced of El Salvador) were present, lining the streets ...

Tags: El Salvador, Au Martinique Silver, Intrepid Mines

Chalatenango Communities Step Up Resistance to Au Martinique

Saturday, April 8, 2006

The town of San José Las Flores in Chalatenango overlooks the hills the mining company Au Martinique Silver claims to be rich in gold and other precious minerals, according to its March presentation to investors posted on the Martinique web site. However the community of 200-plus families is not overly tempted by the company's offers of development, employment, schools, and other infrastructure projects.

Tags: Corporate Accountability, El Salvador, Au Martinique Silver, Newsletter 21: Winter 2005-2006

Chalatenango Communities Remove Last Traces of Mining Project

Wednesday, February 8, 2006