CHILE-ARGENTINA: Pascua Lama attracts businesses
Pascua Lama attracts businesses
Thursday, December 31, 2009
The start of work at Pascua Lama mining, faced by Barrick Gold Company at the border between Argentina and Chile at the height of San Juan, generates an intense movement of companies that want to leverage the business that will emerge from the commencement of such activity. Firms not based in the province are opening offices and companies were competing later integrate various UTE (Union Transitory Companies) to participate in various tenders will be launched. The planned investments by mining, the order of U.S. $ 3,000 million, opened business at this level that many organizations want to exploit. 
Semis, dedicated to the hire of transport, and May Company is one of the joint venture emerged in this context. Up, along with twelve other passenger transportation companies, a group that participated in a tender for award of transport workers from the camp Veladero and where they will rise Pascua Lama, about 20 kilometers
Semis, dedicated to the hire of transport, and May Company is one of the joint venture emerged in this context. Up, along with twelve other passenger transportation companies, a group that participated in a tender for award of transport workers from the camp Veladero and where they will rise Pascua Lama, about 20 kilometers
. Projections indicate it will take about 200 groups per month in the area to fulfill this task. Another joint venture formed
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The federal Ministry of Economy, in complicity with the state government, Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources and Profepa (Federal Office for the Protection of the environment) have more than 50 exploration permits and exploitation mining spanning 550 hectares in 29 municipalities, the Canadian transnational "Linear Gold Corp", "Fronteer Development Group", "Radius Gold and Kinross Gold, mainly.
governments have violated federal and state land laws, health and environmental and human rights of the affected population and international agreements such as ILO Convention 169. The authorities have hidden all this, so know nothing about it most of the owners of those 550 thousand hectares, mostly owned and communal ejido. Also be aware that this serious problem threatening thousands of villages, but are far apart, given poisoned water through rivers.
The cheapest and fastest method for metals is "open pit." First cut down all trees in the area do not interfere. Then, every day use large quantities of dynamite or other explosives, to blow up the hills and turning them into stones of different sizes.
Mining companies, governments and institutions complicit corrupt as Semarnat and Profepa, say there is no danger, since the cyanide, which used to operate, is degraded by sunlight and oxygen.
However this is not true for several reasons: The mines are working 24 hours, so that discharge cyanide night on "Dams Cola" and "tailings." In the absence sunlight at that time, before the cyanide is degraded, is reacting with other elements of nature, creating several equally toxic chemicals, which are there in the open. People and animals can be poisoned with cyanide. The most common result is death, but if the contact is with very small quantities of cyanide, the main damage is in the brain, heart, thyroid gland, respiratory and motor, also causing alterations in the blood. One of the most terrible impacts caused by this mining method is that it can end all the clean water of an entire region.
The first problem that brings mining is social division and community conflict. This is because in the field, where mineral resources are found, there is much ignorance as the bourgeois government has never wanted to provide education to the poor. That will take advantage of mining companies and their accomplices in the government to give people a series of false promises do believe that some others do not. Between June and July Abarca Roblero, activist and member of REMA (Red Mexicana anti-mining), led a sit-supported Chicomuselo Civic Front, to prevent the passage of machinery and trucks to the mining company Blackfire ejido Greece Chicomuselo Township, where they perform the operation barite and other minerals. The result of this camp was quick by this company, and that jeopardized their big fat profits.
Mining Company Blackfire Mariano death threats, so he called for the protection of justice. On 22 July, at a rally in front of the Canadian Embassy in Mexico City, organized by members of the Broad Opposition Front to Minera San Xavier New Gold, Abarca Roblero warned of the serious damage that would cause this Canadian company, not only in Chiapas, but in Tabasco and the Gulf of Mexico estuaries. Especially since would release chemicals such as cyanide and other chemicals in the Grijalva basin, which runs through the central valleys of Chiapas and continues to Chiapa de Corzo, Tuxtla Gutierrez, to continue to Villahermosa, Tabasco, and empties into the Gulf of Mexico. In early August 2009, the Canadian company filed a lawsuit against Roblero Abarca, on charges of conspiracy, organized crime, attacks on roads, damage to property of the community and State. Elements of the security of the state of Chiapas to arrest him without a warrant, and made available to the authorities, without any crime, and the pressure of protests from various organizations, automatically reached freedom, being rooted from 17 to 25 August 2009 in Tuxtla Gutiérrez. Mariano
continued the struggle to defend mother nature and its territory until Friday 27 November 2009, two men arrived on a motorcycle, and one of them shot him at close range. Since those times when
Abarca was killed, the Canadian company withdrew all its machinery Blackfire lighter county, and left only the heaviest, and their rented offices in the city have been closed, not seen workers they usually walk on the streets in pickup trucks of the company.
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Argentina: democratic participation and assembly-with the Cordoba slow to mining pollution
Raquel Schrott and Ezequiel Miodownik (BIODIVERSIDADLA )
In September 2008, in the province of Córdoba Legislature unanimously adopted a law banning the open-pit metal mining, nuclear mining and use of any chemical contaminant in any stage of the extractive industry. The neighborhood assemblies autoconvocados then held what they considered a "triumph" of civil society, organized, came to mobilize for the right to water pollution. 
Raquel Schrott and Ezequiel Miodownik (BIODIVERSIDADLA )
In September 2008, in the province of Córdoba Legislature unanimously adopted a law banning the open-pit metal mining, nuclear mining and use of any chemical contaminant in any stage of the extractive industry. The neighborhood assemblies autoconvocados then held what they considered a "triumph" of civil society, organized, came to mobilize for the right to water pollution.
The hope was placed on the projection that a law of this nature could have on the rest of the country. Traslasierra Wake up! (TD!) And Ongamira Wake up! (DO!), Two more neighborhood groups mobilized by the issue, also warned that at that time were not making the kind of exploitation that the law prohibits and that, therefore, traditionally mining supplier of building materials, from which many families would not be Cordovan affected. [1] On 31 October the same year, from her blog, TD! returned to celebrate, "was published the law!". The government gazette Cordoba and was aware of the 9526 Act [2].
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During the first day of December 2009 residents were placed in a "state of alert and permanent mobilization." Seemed imminent declaration of unconstitutionality of the law. From the valleys of Traslasierra and Ongamira, west of the province, turned to get up the slogans for protecting water and air in the growing offensive mining. [3] On the other hand, and a few days, the Superior Council National University of Cordoba (UNC) decided to reject the 3.3 billion pesos to be received as profit distribution of mineral deposits of Agua de Dionisio (YMAD). [4] Law 14,771 of 1958, responsible for creating YMAD provides that a percentage of the profits of the company pass state part of a national fund to be distributed among public universities. YMAD is made by the government of Catamarca, Tucumán National University and the national government. In 1994 formed a Union Ventures (JVs) with
Minera Alumbrera Limited (Xstrata, Switzerland) to exploit the Bajo de la Alumbrera Deposit. The resolution calls on the authorities UNC reviewing mining contracts, the implementation of sanctions and expresses its support to communities affected by mining. As reported by the company, the Alumbrera is a major metal deposits in the world, annually producing about 650 thousand tons of concentrate containing 180 000 tonnes of copper and 600 thousand ounces of gold.
Maria Cuesta is a lawyer and Assemblyman Traslasierra Wake up. After walking through the corridors of the courts of Cordoba looking for information on the status of the 9526 Act, detailed in this talk about the process of participation that gave birth to a provincial regulation that attempt to restrict the advancement of metal mining and nuclear power. In addition, Mary realizes the powerful interests behind the media campaign against this legislation, which put them on alert and mobilization to Cordoba assemblies.
- What is this mining law that was enacted last year? Cuestas.-specifically, the ban imposed on certain types of mining, mining of open pit type and one that uses toxic chemicals and pollutants: sulfuric acid, nitric acid and other substances that are listed and also established based on existing law on toxic waste.
- existed in the province projects or some vested interest regarding this form of mining?
Cuestas.-exist and multiple projects. My colleague, Dr. Martinez Meijide, when he went to the secretariat of Mines of the province of Córdoba was found with a map that looked like a Gruyere cheese. Full scale mining projects and belongings granted. Active exploitation of this type of mining there was, but had a record with respect to uranium, which is a type of exploitation is also expressly prohibited and specifically in this law. Apart from the prohibition of mining of the type and opencast mining that uses toxic chemicals and contaminants, also expressly prohibits any mining activity for all they are nuclear minerals such as uranium and thorium. There were requests to the Secretariat of Mines requesting the granting of mining, for example, Ongamira sector to mine gold, silver and derivatives, and Traslasierra sector, in the part of the High Peaks, affecting what water reserve is the Pampa de Achala, there was also a membership application for mining for uranium mining. This among as many orders and requests. We also suffer in Cruz del Eje, where they concecido a membership, ready to be exploited, gold and silver.
-is, while not being exploited such projects, there was interest and a map to realize the existence of these minerals.
Cuestas.-Salsacate was like this in the area of \u200b\u200bCruz del Eje, who was already with your feet on the court, ie, machinery and everything had been taken. They were about to become effective in some places and others were under way as are the preliminary tasks: they had made some investigations and examinations based on the grant were asking of mining properties. Now, exploited, there was in the technical sense, which is beginning to settle, to be held all the explosions themselves to perform the opencast mines, not yet. But yeah, I'd say there were ongoing projects, just not in an instance of exploitation. Some had already passed the stage of exploration, which is the first stage of mining and were already about to explode, and others were simply seeking to explore as in the case of Traslasierra, who had an application for exploration permit.
- How is the passage of the 9526 Act?
Cuestas. "The law is achieved through great effort of the whole community that stood up in defense, not on a war footing, in defense of the natural resources of the province, especially water resources, forest, which is very fragile at the moment, especially considering that there are provinces sisters who are suffering from the scourge of this type of mining. The whole company rose to defend those natural resources that do this type of exploitation. Not the traditional type of mining is done for years in the province of Cordoba and with which we have no such ban. This law does not affect this type of mining. The community was primarily raised in the Valley and the Valley Punilla Traslasierra in Cordoba city, and well, actually gave us support throughout the province and across the country. Thanks to the efforts of many assemblies that are assembled, they were, which left no space unfilled information they were studying. Are very well organized, so that he marches in Córdoba and the couple was trying to articulate with the various institutions of the province, had requested information from the Faculty, the legislative branch, call Executive. It worked in all areas and in a very democratic assemblies, but very democratic and exercising the right of participation of all citizens.
-assemblies recently Traslasierra Ongamira and circulated an alert warning that the law could come to express the unconstitutionality of the law, what state is this?
Cuestas. "Unfortunately, there was an article in a recognized newspaper headlines around on a Sunday, can not remember the date was two or three Sundays ago. In the newspaper La Voz del Interior a notice stating that came out was a presentation by Chamber of Mining Businesses (Cemincor) and the Association of Professional linked to the Atomic Energy Commission (Apcnean) that had been made to the High Court of Justice for this Act is declared unconstitutional. Came the shout of an imminent ruling by the Superior Court of Justice (TSJ) on this subject, which alerted us to all the assemblies and the entire population. In turn, in time of adoption of the law, they themselves said it was a law "anti-shock" because there was no kind of business in the province, then obviously it did not affect any interest. But apparently yes, as we knew it affected specific interests, made this presentation. What happened? Going to the sources that were mentioned in the article, ie the Supreme Court, the Attorney General of the Province of Cordoba, we found the information that this presentation had been made in May this year the two institutions, and Cemincor Apcnean simply had an order of cars for the purpose of assessing the admissibility of such action. That is, the Court is currently looking to see if the competition is formally recognized by no means yet to be issued on the merits. If it is permissible to say, just go into a process by which the province will take part to perform its release and issued the ruling in due course be appropriate. Now if the High Court of Justice has not yet been granted, if you are just seeing if it supports or not this remedy, I think that there was no news to give. Has obviously been a way, I think, particularly to press for other institutions like the Court to be issued faster.
"In the case of La Rioja, a mining law that prohibited the use of chemicals, changing the political landscape, was repealed. Do you feel that a situation similar characteristics could be lived in Córdoba?
Cuestas. "We all know, not only in Córdoba, but in all provinces with a law of this kind, which may occur. Unfortunately, political interests, our political representatives and the flags representing the economic interests behind all this, they change, and economic interests are always encouraged to by the mining companies that this operation can be performed . Thus, they provide on their side all the resources they can count on, such as funds that wanted to contribute to the University (Nacional de Córdoba) and some universities accepted. Regarding this may occur in the province of Cordoba, hopefully not, but it is possible at any time to change the political ideas and also look at risk this law. It would be unfortunate because it was a law born fruit of consensus and unanimity of a legislature with the full support of the community. There was only a small number of people opposed, of course mining and industrial area, but more than anything wanted to defend the interests of mining in the third category, which is not accepted by the law.
- Is there anything you would like to add?
Cuestas. "I'd like to rescue, but worries us and makes warning to communities that have to do with who we are fighting for a healthy, balanced, as the Constitution says that all this movement saw many shares, an act which covered different sectors of society and that really got the better of society itself. It was seen, at least in Córdoba, the participation of all institutions, in many areas of government and many private individuals with no political interest, stripped of many interests that are usually spurious turning. It was very exciting to see the debate that occurred at the University Nacional de Córdoba and the height to which the debate was the height of the resolution that was issued for the university, raising in society Córdoba all this danger. Woke up good things and saw the same company when he began work as a whole has indisputable achievements.
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During the first day of December 2009 residents were placed in a "state of alert and permanent mobilization." Seemed imminent declaration of unconstitutionality of the law. From the valleys of Traslasierra and Ongamira, west of the province, turned to get up the slogans for protecting water and air in the growing offensive mining. [3] On the other hand, and a few days, the Superior Council National University of Cordoba (UNC) decided to reject the 3.3 billion pesos to be received as profit distribution of mineral deposits of Agua de Dionisio (YMAD). [4] Law 14,771 of 1958, responsible for creating YMAD provides that a percentage of the profits of the company pass state part of a national fund to be distributed among public universities. YMAD is made by the government of Catamarca, Tucumán National University and the national government. In 1994 formed a Union Ventures (JVs) with
Minera Alumbrera Limited (Xstrata, Switzerland) to exploit the Bajo de la Alumbrera Deposit. The resolution calls on the authorities UNC reviewing mining contracts, the implementation of sanctions and expresses its support to communities affected by mining. As reported by the company, the Alumbrera is a major metal deposits in the world, annually producing about 650 thousand tons of concentrate containing 180 000 tonnes of copper and 600 thousand ounces of gold.
Maria Cuesta is a lawyer and Assemblyman Traslasierra Wake up. After walking through the corridors of the courts of Cordoba looking for information on the status of the 9526 Act, detailed in this talk about the process of participation that gave birth to a provincial regulation that attempt to restrict the advancement of metal mining and nuclear power. In addition, Mary realizes the powerful interests behind the media campaign against this legislation, which put them on alert and mobilization to Cordoba assemblies.
- What is this mining law that was enacted last year?
Notes:
1] Traslasierra Wake up! and Ongamira Wake up, September 30, 2008. "A triumph of the people of Cordoba with national scope."
2] Traslasierra Wake up, October 31, 2008. "It was published the law!".
3] Traslasierra Wake up, December 6, 2009. "We defend the 9526 Act and our territories."
4] Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, December 15, 2009. "The UNC rejected the Alumbrera mining funds." Gyms In Nyc - Student Memberships
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Juan Casazola Ccama: "22% of the mining concession to Puno"
Puno, sentenced to be poor, due to gold mining concession by the formal and informal mining companies. Poverty and extreme poverty, child malnutrition, are not the only indicators that show the above, but the 22% of the Puna is concessions for mining, despite conflicts social and environmental issues that it raises.
Lord John Casazola Ccama, "let us know what the situation is mining in our country and mainly in the Puno region? Juan Casazola Ccama: "22% of the mining concession to Puno"
Puno, sentenced to be poor, due to gold mining concession by the formal and informal mining companies. Poverty and extreme poverty, child malnutrition, are not the only indicators that show the above, but the 22% of the Puna is concessions for mining, despite conflicts social and environmental issues that it raises.
mining in the country went on to cover at least three million hectares in 1992. However, in 2000 it increased to 22 million hectares. More than 5.818 communities that exist in Peru, were affected more than 3.326 rural communities from pollution and the negative effects of mining themselves. In the case of Puno, in 2008, 20% of the regional territory, was contracted for activities mining.
What is the difference in the percentage of growth in mining today? We have some important data that are related to mining. An important fact related to mining is the new demographic balance in our region, ie we can say that as a result of the abandonment of the field to concentrate in the cities of the region, mining has benefited informal miners and large enterprises and medium enterprises
What effects brought mining to the population in the Puno region?
rural population in 1993 bordered to 60.8% and 39.2% urban edged, but it really 93 to 2007, changed radically. The rural population now represents 50.3% and 49.7% urban. Means that the demographic pattern in Puno was changed, and this is due to worsened poverty in rural communities. And why is that so? In the absence of policies designed to raise agricultural production and the quality of the field. As to the negligence of the State that allowed the increase of mining concessions.
How are the concessions in the Puno region?
As I said earlier, 6% of the territory was franchised in 2002, and 20% of the land was contracted in 2008. We as an office have been monitoring over the past two years on the mining concessions that occurred at the regional level in 2008. And we can say that there have been 285 requests for mining concessions in the Puno region, equivalent to about 143,792 hectares. 2008 alone. And in 2009, there has been 321 applications, equivalent to 176,890 hectares. Consequently, we can say that in the last two years there have been 606 applications and has committed more than 320.682 hectares. regional level. If you add these 176.890. concession in 2009, we are talking about 22% of regional land official concession.
If this extension applies only to Puno, then how are the mining concessions at national level?
It is therefore necessary to indicate how much concession area have national data that has much to do with our regional reality. Apurimac is 53% of regional land concession, is with 44% Cajamarca, Piura 26%, 22% Junín, Puno 22%. and Cusco with 15%. As you have noticed, just from 2002 to 2009, we more or less 14% of land concession. As presumed, the trend in 2010 and forward, this will be doubled to more than 285 applications. However, it is important to mention in our region, as in the case of Carabaya has 10 tonnes of uranium potential, ie, is the third of the uranium potential of our country. Ie 100% of tons of uranium in our country, one third is located in our region, this in Carbay (Corani).
course, and interest in this case, big business is exploration and mining. That of course will bring a lot of investment and the effects are not necessarily positive, but negative.
It should be noted that the Constitution and laws allow free labor, promotes free enterprise and, therefore, large companies find a favorable legal framework for investment, but are less demanding and wary of the environmental effects environmental, social and economic factors that could cause. Therefore we say that where big business operates, there was poverty.
Our office is not against mining, it is not in favor. First, such exploitation of gold is becoming the main cause of poverty, both in farming, livestock, health of animals and the health of people. Mining also brought social conflict course. I commented that we have found some conflicts in our in our region, among them we mention: The case of the mining Aruntani SAC where communities have questioned his operation, so did the mining Arasi, among other mining centers.
Do statistical data are available? We have been monitoring these two years. In 2008, the Office of Human Rights and Environment, 70 registered social conflicts, both regional provincial and district levels. In 2009, the first half we have recorded 79 social conflicts, ie, has doubled from 70 to 79 had the first half in 2009. It should be noted, that 45 of these conflicts are related to environmental problems resulting from mining.
What is the level of pollution in our region? According to national studies, are above standard allowed the presence of heavy metal in the water, that is, if contaminated.
How many informal miners are in the Puno region? In 2010, we make a study of informal mining. But I tell him that the pleas are more than 606 formal mining, whether small or medium enterprises. They have come to apply for the grant of 20 to 30 ha. to explore and exploit the mineral. In contrast, informal mining does not ask permission, because it works independently by an average of three months.
Why poverty exists in areas where mining companies operate, for example La Rinconada. Is not it contradictory?
Ummm ... the causes are diverse. Working with mining, is an almost to chance. Could be months where people do not get enough, as well as be hours or days when actually find the precious metal. addition, the poorest in the region, seen as an opportunity to develop or make money. However, the activities are not necessarily developed by strengthening capacity of the population, not allowing out of poverty, illiteracy, education. There are people working to gain a sunny day, there are also people who work for 30 to 40 soles and some for a meal.
work in mines is a little insecure, in fact we should demand who are mid-sized businesses or small businesses formally constituted. This, in the artisanal and informal activity that is difficult to control.
tano Not so. I'd say both do not. On many occasions the company hires workers for a week for a month, and do not provide optimum conditions for labor. Many times when accidents occur as landslides, companies do not take responsibility, denying that the worker works for the company.
I think it's necessary for society to take the initiative to start a development model that allows, first, develop skills, family, health, education, and second, caring for our environment. The man-land-water-air, I believe it is essential that allow us to be aware of the care of our environment.
What is the area where there amount of mining in the region?
Until 2008 Carabaya had 33% of its provincial territory to the mining concession.
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Since 2007 the international community is watching closely the defense strategies, since Brazil reported a nuclear plan with its own uranium enrichment and construction of a nuclear-powered submarine
making an atomic bomb in the South American country as a strategy to strengthen Brazil's leadership in the region , local media reported Saturday.
"Not a chance, that is the result of speculation of a diplomat who arrived knowing nothing about Brazil," Jobim said in statements to the digital edition of the newspaper Folha de Sao Paulo. Since Brazil announced in 2007 a nuclear plan, with its own uranium enrichment and construction of a nuclear-powered submarine, the international community is watching closely the defense strategies of the South American country.
On the submarine, Jobim said Brazil needs it to protect the more than 50,000 million barrels of oil lie in the Brazilian continental shelf. 
"The submerged area of \u200b\u200bBrazil has an area of \u200b\u200b4.5 million square kilometers in the belt stretching from the state of Santa Catarina (south) to the Holy Spirit (southeast) is the richest black the country. You must have deterrent power, "he argued Jobim. 
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BUILD NUCLEAR DEVICE ARGENTINA: Uranium arouses hatred and love in the mountains
For each project there is a protest
With more than 50 orders of mineral exploration throughout the country and major mining behind the business, growing discontent neighbors.
the foothills of the Andes, between the hills, lifting trucks displayed samples, and advance projects to revitalize the mining of uranium in Argentina. In the same Thus, growing discontent Andean neighbors. There are more than 50 orders of prospecting and exploration in Catamarca, Chubut, Jujuy, La Rioja, Mendoza, Neuquén, Salta, San Juan and Cordoba, and companies like Wealth Minerals, Strategic Resources, Mega Uranium and Globe Uranium behind the business. 
"Uranium is reviving interest not only in Argentina, but throughout the world. With rising oil prices and gas shortages, the planet raises other possibilities. We must find safe energy and uranium is a resource. Does not produce greenhouse gases and is acceptable to generate electricity, "said Anibal Nunez, manager Draft Environmental Restoration of Uranium Mining (PRAMU) of the National Atomic Energy Commission (CNEA). According to Nunez, "is an interpretation of public opinion where uranium had no problems, and it's not."
not you say neighbors and environmentalists. "Uranium mining is a high risk to workers and the environment. We can not allow environmental degradation and threaten drinking water sources. Uranium contaminates water, "said Juan Carlos Villalonga, Greenpeace. Raul Montenegro, Foundation for Environmental Defense, said, "continues to promote uranium mining without any consultation, and ignoring that atomic energy agencies worldwide to protect their own interests over the safety and health of the population. " Although today there is no uranium mining activity in the country, there to 90. Menem's government stopped because it cost more to extract uranium to be imported. "The price of uranium cost $ 180 per kilo in 2007 and estimates it could reach 500 in 2009," said Fernando Lisse, consultant Edgardo De Petri deputy. Rose Petri bill to amend the Mining Code, so that uranium can only be operated by the CNEA and to ban their export. "unless you change that, we run the risk that, despite being a country with uranium, we have to go out and buy it. Today is imported, while a handful of major foreign companies, Canadian, British and Australian who want to take our uranium to meet their demands. The crude extract and the added value they put in their home countries, that's where the risk of contamination, "he said Lisse.
The World Bank comes into play In all mines where uranium was extracted left an environmental liability: Don Otto (Salta), Los Adobes (Chubut), Los Gigantes (Córdoba), La Estela (San Luis), Malargue (Mendoza), Sierra Pintada (Mendoza) and Los Colorados (La Rioja).
The World Bank approved a loan of $ 30 million for the Environmental Restoration Project Uranium Mining (PRAMU) of the National Atomic Energy Commission (CNEA). Fund the refurbishment.
"The program runs for several years, mainly in the draft Malargue, Mendoza. There will be half of those funds and the rest, Cordoba and Salta, "said Anibal Nunez Project Manager Environmental Restoration of Uranium Mining (PRAMU). Credit, he says, will "accelerate" the process.
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Next Article "The Canadian Mining" Carlos Montemayor ( La Jornada of Mexico - July 2008)
Canada is a remarkable country in modern times. For nearly eight consecutive years topped the list of nations with the highest human development index, the report said that since 1990 the unique United Nations Program for Development produced annually. This projection of development evaluation of certain variables proposed in the early 80's by Mabub Ul Haq and Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen. These balances are not reflected as the total wealth produced in a country, or the total movement of capital in a given area, but the benefit and development reflected in the health, life expectancy, education, housing, food and income of the inhabitants.
Some research projects, scientific, technological and social development of Canadian universities are also remarkable in several fields of knowledge and policy making, particularly in the movement of multiculturalism in Canada is emerging as state policy and that part two fundamental principles: first, that migration is a feature basic and natural behavior of mankind, and second, that if humanity can be characterized by the migration of all the people at any given time, the consequence of human nature is that we are forced to live with our diversity.
Thus, "living together" does not justify a balance implies, from the perspective of the majority, but from the perspective of multiculturalism. Therefore human rights should include more and more clearly the idea that the individual is not an isolated entity, but integrated into a social, political and cultural diversity that exists prior to its appearance and that will remain after him. This gives identity and allows you to be recognized as human.
why social integration is also highlighted, if one takes into account the legal treatment, cultural and economic as indigenous peoples, there called First Nations, First Nations. In April 1999, for example, Canada recognized the autonomous territory of the Inuit peoples, extension of one million 900 thousand square kilometers, almost that of
and its subsidiary Compania Minera Dolores, and 29 municipalities in Chiapas with companies Fronteer Development Group and Radius Gold.
THE MINING CANADIAN
Minera San Xavier, which operates the Cerro de San Pedro in San Luis Potosi, used daily tons of explosive ammonium nitrate, diesel and triggers to bring down the hill at least 80 000 tonnes of this recyclable material will be approximately 32 thousand tons crushed already deposited on a flat-treated. Sixteen tonnes of sodium cyanide "tall man with 32 million liters of water for the sprinkler system will bathe the crushed material causing the separation and precipitation of metals contained. This is the process known as leaching.
The explosions began and eventually detonated about a mile of mountain. Then continue into the ground to produce a crater one mile in diameter and approximately 250 meters
The opposition in several countries the use of cyanide in the leaching system and the exploitation of open pit is growing. In the United States in 1998, in Montana, banned the use of cyanide for mining gold and silver after the companies Canadian mining Placer Dome and Pegasus Gold Corporation caused an unprecedented environmental disaster. In 2003, California banned the mining company Glamys Gold Mining Company, until February 1993, owns 50 percent of the shares of Minera San Xavier, the exploitation of a gold mine open pit in an indigenous community and supported the Senate passed a law prohibiting any mining of gold open pit cyanide-based.
In 1995 in Guyana, the barrage Omal mine, the Canadian mining company Cambior Inc., broke, spilling 3.2 billion gallons of Essiquibo cyanide into the river water, causing the worst ecological disaster and irreparable in the history of that country. Cambior Inc. was until recently owner of a significant portion of the shares of Minera San Xavier and faces a lawsuit for $ 69 million to restore the damage perpetrated against the people of Guyana. destroying all aquatic species and wildlife. Therefore, in July 2003, Romanian Prime Minister, backed by environmental groups refused to support a Canadian mining company Gabriel Resources Ltd., for the serious ecological risks that would entail.
DA 65/2004 and 24/2005, which established that even conditionally authorization could be given to the company.
Carlos Montemayor
Monday, December 21, 2009
Wording For A 3rd Birthday
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ne of the most far-reaching consequences of the ongoing economic crisis is the empowerment of mafia activities as the primary mode of capital accumulation and, therefore, the financing of the huge debts of the states. In fact, not new The rackets are a major source of profits of multinationals and the states. What is new is that the crisis reinforces this tendency of capital since the early 70's replaced the financial sector as an engine output of the system.
Of course, this does not happen only in times of crisis. Since capital turned to robbery, speculation and plunder of nature, of peoples, of entire nations and other capital, in what has been called
accumulation by dispossession, the difference between legitimate money or legal and illegitimate and illegal has faded quickly. Examples abound. The Working Group of the High Seas (High Seas Task Force) reported that in 2005 there were 800 fishing vessels engaged in illegal fishing in the waters of Somalia, a country that can not control the depredations of their costs. The English fishermen caught 200 000 tonnes of tuna illegally in Somalia, providing 40 per cientro domestic consumption.
carefully regulates its
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The Alternative Nobel 2004, Raúl Monenegro, president of the Foundation
. The multinational also prevented the presentation in Canada of a book that denounces the atrocities in Africa.
liquid in the second half of 2008, which was available to the banks to the brink of collapse. It is 352 billion dollars of profits from drug trade that helped save the situation during the crisis of liquidity in the financial system. The drug money, said Costa, became an important factor
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
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PARAGUAY: RIO TINTO TO ATTACK
INVESTMENT around U.S. $ 2,500 million, but ASKED IF UNCLEAR subsidized rates Multinational aluminum
INVESTMENT around U.S. $ 2,500 million, but ASKED IF UNCLEAR subsidized rates
expressed desire to invest
The start of operations planned for 2016, according to the timetable proposed. From 2010 to 2011 would be to conceptualize and study, from 2011 to 2014, engineering and, between 2014 and 2016, the construction of the headquarters to be in a site close to the generating unit power or a transmission line, the very large deficit currently facing the state, lack of transmission lines.
is in over 50 countries
Rio Tinto is an international group that mined and processed minerals and metals. It has over 90,000 staff in over 50 countries.
Diamonds, copper, gold and silver, gypsum, uranium, talc, salt, titanium dioxide, bauxite, alumina and aluminum, borates, among others, listed as its main operating income.
headquarters are divided between London (England) and Melbourne (Australia), but the aluminum is located in Montreal (Canada).
In 2008 the multinational net income of U.S. $ 10,300 million. Sustainable development is one of the premises of the company, according to executives.
December 14, 2009 ABC / Paraguay
is in over 50 countries
Rio Tinto is an international group that mined and processed minerals and metals. It has over 90,000 staff in over 50 countries.
Diamonds, copper, gold and silver, gypsum, uranium, talc, salt, titanium dioxide, bauxite, alumina and aluminum, borates, among others, listed as its main operating income.
headquarters are divided between London (England) and Melbourne (Australia), but the aluminum is located in Montreal (Canada).
In 2008 the multinational net income of U.S. $ 10,300 million. Sustainable development is one of the premises of the company, according to executives.
December 14, 2009 ABC / Paraguay
Saturday, December 12, 2009
Kates Playground Brainstorm
The meeting that changed the philosophy
By Francois Dosse
The work of Gilles Deleuze and Felix Guattari's still an enigma. Who wrote it? Does one or the other? Does one or the other? How could deploy a common intellectual construction from 1969 to 1991, more than two such different sensibilities and two styles as opposed? How could they be so close without ever renouncing a distance expressed in reciprocal treatment from you? How to draw this unique adventure by driving force and its ability to rise to a sort of "third man", the fruit of the union of two authors? It seems difficult to follow what's written for each one. Evoking a hypothetical "third man" would hurry, no doubt, in so far as along the common adventure either were able to preserve their identity and unique tour.
In 1968, Gilles Deleuze and Felix Guattari live in two different galaxies. Nothing predestined the meeting of these two worlds. On the one hand, a renowned philosopher, who has already published much of his work, and on the other, a militant who is in the field of psychoanalysis and social sciences, director of a psychiatric clinic and author of some articles. [...] The explosion of May 1968 was a moment so intense that it allowed most unlikely encounters. But more prosaically, there was first, at the beginning of this meeting, an intermediary [...]: Dr. Jean-Pierre Muyard, a physician at La Borde, realizes that the personal dedication that he wrote Felix Guattari the first work, of Anti-Oedipus: "Jean-Pierre, the real culprit, the inductor, the initiator of this company pernicious."
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The work of Gilles Deleuze and Felix Guattari's still an enigma. Who wrote it? Does one or the other? Does one or the other? How could deploy a common intellectual construction from 1969 to 1991, more than two such different sensibilities and two styles as opposed? How could they be so close without ever renouncing a distance expressed in reciprocal treatment from you? How to draw this unique adventure by driving force and its ability to rise to a sort of "third man", the fruit of the union of two authors? It seems difficult to follow what's written for each one. Evoking a hypothetical "third man" would hurry, no doubt, in so far as along the common adventure either were able to preserve their identity and unique tour.
In 1968, Gilles Deleuze and Felix Guattari live in two different galaxies. Nothing predestined the meeting of these two worlds. On the one hand, a renowned philosopher, who has already published much of his work, and on the other, a militant who is in the field of psychoanalysis and social sciences, director of a psychiatric clinic and author of some articles. [...] The explosion of May 1968 was a moment so intense that it allowed most unlikely encounters. But more prosaically, there was first, at the beginning of this meeting, an intermediary [...]: Dr. Jean-Pierre Muyard, a physician at La Borde, realizes that the personal dedication that he wrote Felix Guattari the first work, of Anti-Oedipus: "Jean-Pierre, the real culprit, the inductor, the initiator of this company pernicious."
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Monday, December 7, 2009
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Challenges to the Recognition of a Secular State
FREEDOM FORUM-CENTRAL AMERICA GUATEMALA LAY
CHALLENGES FOR THE RECOGNITION OF A SECULAR STATE
"Both the secular state, possibilities and impossibilities" Marcia Ugarte
Barquero
Collective for a Free Choice
www.colectiva-cr.com Costa Rica
The Central American region is characterized by many things, one of them, not very pleasant, is the influx of mainly religious fundamentalists who have gained strength in recent years have many resources and summon tens People under manipulative discourses of faith and subjectivity.
Costa Rica is no exception to this. Same as rest of the region, is a country with a strong Catholic influence in their culture, customs and traditions, inherited from colonial times and strengthening with every passing year. However, there are groups, organizations that perform a daily efforts to fight against fundamentalism more retrograde and harmful to be a dissenting voice in a society too talkative and traditional, to bring to the table issues that many cost to call them by name and give them the attention they deserve, and within these there is the Collective for a Free Choice. In this short essay will present some elements of the Collective and especially his experience as part of the team that presented Bill to reform Articles 75 and 194 of the Constitution to make Costa Rica a Secular State.
The Collective for a Free Choice is a group of feminist women committed to protecting, promoting and claiming a right of women to decide fully on sexuality and reproduction processes through advocacy, research and joint action . The Collective believes, among other things, respect for diversity of views, the horizontal, self-respect, sisterhood and lifelong learning, and all actions done in areas related to sexual rights and the rights reproductive women (such as the decriminalization of abortion, contraception, sex education), as well as others also linked the struggle for a secular state and sexual diversity. Among its objectives which provides a special interest in this paper and which is to promote a secular state and secular freedoms as the foundation of a democratic state of law that respects the right to decide for people, this because a truly democratic state is the space where it should be possible to exercise a fundamental right like the right to decide, right is closely linked to autonomy and freedom of women to decide over their own bodies and lives, from recognition of their being women as subjects rights, citizens, able to make decisions on their own, with responsibility and also to respect its decisions. Before
directly to the experience of the Collective have to contextualize the situation in the country quickly on the issue lay. Costa Rica is a confessional state, so stipulated in the Constitution, specifically Article 75 which states that "Religion, Catholic, Apostolic, Roman, is the state, which contributes to its maintenance ..." Thus, This institution receives money from public funds to support themselves, involved in policy discussions and has a strong authority in various socio-political spaces, hindering many times the exercise of basic human rights or the performance of others.
The Collective becomes part of the Movement for a secular state and of the Iberoamerican Network of Lay Freedoms, Red with carrying out activities such as the Central American Forum on Civil Liberties I Lay last year and which already have a Memory written. Is with the other organizations, entities and individuals that make up the Movement for a secular state that the Collective for a Free Choice makes this process of study, advocacy, consultation and others around the subject of the secular state in the country that culminates for now, with the presentation of the draft law reform in these two articles of the Constitution which would make Costa Rica a secular state. This presentation is made for the month of August this year and enters the legislative corrriente supported by 13 deputies of the Congress. The project can condense to effect this work as follows: Articles of the current Constitution in mind:
Article 75. "Religion, Catholic, Apostolic, Roman is the state, which contributes to its maintenance, without impeding the free exercise in the Republic of other religions that do not contradict the universal moral or good manners."
Article 194. "Do you swear God and promise to the country to observe and defend the Constitution and laws of the Republic and faithfully perform the duties of your office? "Yes, I swear. - If they do them, God help you, and if not, he and the country you request it. "
reform proposal modifies this:
Article 75. "Everyone is free to adopt and profess a religion that respects human rights, or not to take. The state will be neutral in religious matters, but will guarantee the exercise of this freedom, according to law. "
Article 194. "Do you swear by their convictions and promises to the country to observe and defend the Constitution and laws of the Republic and faithfully perform the duties of his office? - Yes, I swear. - Should it do so that the country be recognized, and if not, she demands it. "
The proposal raised a lot of dust at the level of public opinion and contrary responses were immediate. The right-wing press has traditionally been the more aggressive they criticized the bill and began a kind of "holy crusade" in the middle of distortions and manipulations that lent itself to confusion. So the Movement was accused of being a
While the initiative was unsuccessful bill by now (the weather was not the best legislative and intervention of the church completely obstructed the course of their discussion), it is clear that the country must go slowly preparing to address issues like these, it became clear the urgency of debates around the need for a secular state and showed the presence of large numbers of people, organized groups, etc., with different beliefs and ethical frameworks that support and favor such reform. The public discussion so far has focused on other topics of interest, due mostly to the proximity of national elections, but it is not an issue yet exhausted and after the elections are expected to be taken up strongly.
To download the draft
http://sitio.estadolaico.cr/node/13 law
visit
CHALLENGES FOR THE RECOGNITION OF A SECULAR STATE
"Both the secular state, possibilities and impossibilities" Marcia Ugarte
Barquero
Collective for a Free Choice
www.colectiva-cr.com Costa Rica
The Central American region is characterized by many things, one of them, not very pleasant, is the influx of mainly religious fundamentalists who have gained strength in recent years have many resources and summon tens People under manipulative discourses of faith and subjectivity.
Costa Rica is no exception to this. Same as rest of the region, is a country with a strong Catholic influence in their culture, customs and traditions, inherited from colonial times and strengthening with every passing year. However, there are groups, organizations that perform a daily efforts to fight against fundamentalism more retrograde and harmful to be a dissenting voice in a society too talkative and traditional, to bring to the table issues that many cost to call them by name and give them the attention they deserve, and within these there is the Collective for a Free Choice. In this short essay will present some elements of the Collective and especially his experience as part of the team that presented Bill to reform Articles 75 and 194 of the Constitution to make Costa Rica a Secular State.
The Collective for a Free Choice is a group of feminist women committed to protecting, promoting and claiming a right of women to decide fully on sexuality and reproduction processes through advocacy, research and joint action . The Collective believes, among other things, respect for diversity of views, the horizontal, self-respect, sisterhood and lifelong learning, and all actions done in areas related to sexual rights and the rights reproductive women (such as the decriminalization of abortion, contraception, sex education), as well as others also linked the struggle for a secular state and sexual diversity. Among its objectives which provides a special interest in this paper and which is to promote a secular state and secular freedoms as the foundation of a democratic state of law that respects the right to decide for people, this because a truly democratic state is the space where it should be possible to exercise a fundamental right like the right to decide, right is closely linked to autonomy and freedom of women to decide over their own bodies and lives, from recognition of their being women as subjects rights, citizens, able to make decisions on their own, with responsibility and also to respect its decisions. Before
directly to the experience of the Collective have to contextualize the situation in the country quickly on the issue lay. Costa Rica is a confessional state, so stipulated in the Constitution, specifically Article 75 which states that "Religion, Catholic, Apostolic, Roman, is the state, which contributes to its maintenance ..." Thus, This institution receives money from public funds to support themselves, involved in policy discussions and has a strong authority in various socio-political spaces, hindering many times the exercise of basic human rights or the performance of others.
The Collective becomes part of the Movement for a secular state and of the Iberoamerican Network of Lay Freedoms, Red with carrying out activities such as the Central American Forum on Civil Liberties I Lay last year and which already have a Memory written. Is with the other organizations, entities and individuals that make up the Movement for a secular state that the Collective for a Free Choice makes this process of study, advocacy, consultation and others around the subject of the secular state in the country that culminates for now, with the presentation of the draft law reform in these two articles of the Constitution which would make Costa Rica a secular state. This presentation is made for the month of August this year and enters the legislative corrriente supported by 13 deputies of the Congress. The project can condense to effect this work as follows: Articles of the current Constitution in mind:
Article 75. "Religion, Catholic, Apostolic, Roman is the state, which contributes to its maintenance, without impeding the free exercise in the Republic of other religions that do not contradict the universal moral or good manners."
Article 194. "Do you swear God and promise to the country to observe and defend the Constitution and laws of the Republic and faithfully perform the duties of your office? "Yes, I swear. - If they do them, God help you, and if not, he and the country you request it. "
reform proposal modifies this:
Article 75. "Everyone is free to adopt and profess a religion that respects human rights, or not to take. The state will be neutral in religious matters, but will guarantee the exercise of this freedom, according to law. "
Article 194. "Do you swear by their convictions and promises to the country to observe and defend the Constitution and laws of the Republic and faithfully perform the duties of his office? - Yes, I swear. - Should it do so that the country be recognized, and if not, she demands it. "
The proposal raised a lot of dust at the level of public opinion and contrary responses were immediate. The right-wing press has traditionally been the more aggressive they criticized the bill and began a kind of "holy crusade" in the middle of distortions and manipulations that lent itself to confusion. So the Movement was accused of being a
While the initiative was unsuccessful bill by now (the weather was not the best legislative and intervention of the church completely obstructed the course of their discussion), it is clear that the country must go slowly preparing to address issues like these, it became clear the urgency of debates around the need for a secular state and showed the presence of large numbers of people, organized groups, etc., with different beliefs and ethical frameworks that support and favor such reform. The public discussion so far has focused on other topics of interest, due mostly to the proximity of national elections, but it is not an issue yet exhausted and after the elections are expected to be taken up strongly.
To download the draft
http://sitio.estadolaico.cr/node/13 law
visit
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