Kyrgyz Republic’s Kumtor Gold Mine began production in 1997. In May 1998, a truck containing twenty tons of highly toxic sodium cyanide used in the gold leaching process crashed into the Barksoon River and spilled 1.7 tons of its cargo into the waterway. What followed is testament to the power of citizen action in a […]
Newmont is common thread that connects several Greengrants grantees that have made international headlines recently.
by Andrea West, Greengrants Grant Manager In a victory for the Indian anti-toxics movement (and several Greengrants grantees), the Indian government has ruled that medical waste from its upcoming immunization programs will not be incinerated. This decision followed a concerted international grassroots campaign to change immunization practices worldwide, particularly in developing countries. […]
A common thread connects several Greengrants grantees that have made international headlines recently. Grassroots groups in places as far flung and culturally distinct as Peru, Romania and Indonesia have had major breakthroughs in battles to protect local lands, ecosystems and their communities from gold mining projects in which Denver-based Newmont Mining Corporation has been a […]
In a major victory for the people of Peruvian mountain towns near Newmontís massive Yanacocha mine, Newmont Mining Corporation has relented in its quest to expand the mine to Mount Quilish, a mountain that many consider sacred and where expansion would further endanger water quality and public health. Large-scale protests that mobilized 10,000 or more […]
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