The following excerpt is from a June 25, 2010 article published by the Vancouver Sun. To read the article in its entirety, please click here.
The Guatemalan government said it would suspend mining at Goldcorp Inc.’s Marlin mine in response to concerns raised about the company’s environmental and human rights performance.
But Goldcorp, which denies the allegations, says the suspension process will take time and for now the mine is operating and expects to continue operating.
The allegations — which include drying up and contaminated water sources, negative health effects and a lack of prior consent to the mining — were brought by 18 local Mayan communities to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, a branch of the Organization of American States.
Last month, the IACHR asked Guatemala to shut down the mine until it had time to look into the merits of the complaints…
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