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dominionpaper.ca » The Dominion: Photographs - 2 hours ago
According to a report written by the Coordinating Committee of the Public Referendum on Cerro de San Pedro/San Xavier residents voted 97-99% against the mining project in Cerro de San Pedro in a statewide public …
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dominionpaper.ca » The Dominion: Photographs - 2 hours ago
The FAO, which now has a sister organization, FAO-Montreal, is undertaking a popular education campaign to raise awareness of the situation in Cerro de San Pedro and of the role of Canadian mining companies in Mexico …
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dominionpaper.ca » The Dominion: Photographs - 2 hours ago
The dust storms, resulting from explosions, the collapsing of the mountain, and constant heavy truck traffic, make their way 20km to the city of San Luis Potosi, are part of the mine's ecological impact. Residents of …
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dominionpaper.ca » The Dominion: Photographs - 2 hours ago
Don Armando, a resident of Cerro de San Pedro, has been at the forefront of the resistance movement. He lives with the impact of the open pit mine on a daily basis, namely; the breakdown of the village's architectural …
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dominionpaper.ca » The Dominion: Photographs - 2 hours ago
The FAO has been waging a legal and political battle against the company with the aim of shutting down the mine which they claim is operating with proper permits.
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dominionpaper.ca » The Dominion: Photographs - 2 hours ago
According to company documents, the mine has reserves of 1.5 million ounces of gold and 62 million ounces of silver. Gold occurs in the ore at a rate of 0.55 grams per tonne. The FAO has been waging a legal and …
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dominionpaper.ca » The Dominion: Photographs - 2 hours ago
According to Motilla, the mountain is being collapsed by implosions, crushing the rock in order to extract gold and silver using a technique known as cyanide heap leaching. Heap leaching at the Cerro San Pedro mine …
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dominionpaper.ca » The Dominion: Photographs - 2 hours ago
The open pit gold mine is now owned by New Gold Inc, whose head office is in Vancouver, British Columbia. Until a June 2008 merger, the mine was owned by Metallica Resources, and before that by Glamis Gold, both …
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dominionpaper.ca » The Dominion: Photographs - 2 hours ago
Cerro de San Pedro is a historical centre where, in 1592, Spaniards settled leading to the establishment of the City of San Luis Potosi and the founding of the state by the same name. Known for its wealth in ore as …
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dominionpaper.ca » The Dominion: Photographs - 2 hours ago
In the Mexican village of Cerro de San Pedro in the State of San Luis Potosi, local residents have been fighting a battle against an open pit mine owned by a Canadian corporation and run by its Mexican subsidiary …
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