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HANDS OFF INTAG- MUNICIPALITY OF COTACACHI, ECUADOR, CALLS ON WORLD’S LARGEST MINING COMPANY TO LEAVE ITS TERRITORY

Posted on November 2, 2017 by admin

LetterCotacachi-BHP-English-Oct-2017Cotacachi municipality says hands off to mining companies!

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Letter from Intag organizations to the Chilean President

In October Intag organizations wrote a letter to the Chilean President showing their solidarity against extractivism and warning of the consequences of reopening the Intag mining project. You can read the letter here (Note this is an English language version of the letter, not the original. The original is here.)

Links
www.decoin.org
www.cordinadorazonalintag.blogspot.com

How open pit mining contaminates

Acid mine Open pit mining results in huge quantities of waste rock. The rock in Intag contains chalcopyrite and pyrite. These are acid generating sulphides. The acid releases heavy metals contained in the rock body. These metals are toxic at low doses. contamination information
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