In response to an open letter that 30 Ecuadorian organizations wrote on March 1, 2019, MiningWatch Canada, the Mining Injustice Solidarity Network, and the Rainforest Action Group wrote a collective letter which they presented to the Cornerstone Capital Resources booth this afternoon at the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada’s 2019 Conference.  

On the evening of February 28th, 2019 an explosion erupted in the underground mining operations at one of Canadian company, Leagold Mining Corporation (TSX:LMC) newest acquisitions, the Fazenda mine, located in the State of Bahia.

On March 1, 2019,  30 Ecuadorian organizations write an Open-Letter to Canadian mining company, Cornerstone Capital Resources. Their letter denounces their ongoing exploration activities and highlights their nation-wide efforts to resist the company.

They company has ongoing exploration activities in the provinces of Imbabura, Carchi, Azuay and Loja.

Their Letter Reads:

On March 1, 2019, 30 Ecuadorian organizations write an open letter to Canadian mining company, Cornerstone Capital Resources. Their letter denounces their ongoing exploration activities and highlights their nation-wide efforts to resist the company. They company has ongoing exploration activities in the provinces of Imbabura, Carchi, Azuay and Loja. The letter reads:

The World Bank’s International Center for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) has declined to accept an Amicus Curiae that was to be presented by the Committee for the Defense of Water and the Páramo de Santurbán and allied international organizations.

Toronto-based INV Metals is fighting tooth and nail to dispel investor worries over a local vote concerning its Loma Larga project in south-central Ecuador. INV Metals is over 35% owned by IAMGOLD, the former owner of the Loma Larga project. Despite recent statements claiming strong community support for the project, the company is noticably distressed over an upcoming referendum.

Push against Maduro government related to economic interests across Latin America

Analysis by Urooba Jamal, February 25, 2019

By the International Articulation of Men and Women Affected by Vale (AV)

(Ottawa) On February 18th, the Ecuadorian network “Ecuador Decide - #mejorsinTLC” (Ecuador Decides #betterwithoutFTAs) wrote a letter to the Ecuadorian State Attorney General, Iñigo Salvador, expressing their concerns about recent statements made by INV Metals Ecuador’s Manager, Jorge Barreno.

Today, MiningWatch Canada, along with sixteen Brazilian and international organizations, submitted a demand (attached to this post) to eliminate Vale from the UN Global Compact, following the deadly Brumadinho mine collapse. 

The joint press release reads as follows: 

​An international group of civil society organizations submitted today a request for the exclusion of the Brazilian mining company Vale from the United Nations Global Compact, the largest network for corporate social responsibility in the world.