Open Letter: Canadian Organizations Stand in Solidarity with People of Andalgalá Protesting Yamana Gold’s Agua Rica Project
Since March 2nd, the Assembly El Algarrobo has been demonstrating against Yamana Gold’s large-scale copper, gold, silver, and molybdenum project in Andalgalá, Catamarca province, Argentina. The massive mobilizations have included peaceful strikes and selective road blockades leading to the mining camp in the Nevados del Aconquija, in order to interrupt the passage of trucks and suppliers to the Canadian mining company. The peaceful protests have been subjected to police raids and arbitrary arrests.