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Letter to Codelco’s Directors

Posted on October 9, 2014 by admin

To Codelco’s Directors Intag, 9 October 2014 Dear Codelco, After reviewing the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for the Llurimagua mining project, I got to wondering whether you know what you are getting into here in Ecuador, and if you had … Continue reading →

Solidaridad Desde Chile a Intag

Posted on October 10, 2013 by admin

Estimados y estimadas: Ante las recientes noticias de militarizar la zona de Intag para facilitar el ingreso de la Minera estatal CODELCO Chile, casi 100 organizaciones chilenas y algunas de países hermanos, suscribimos una carta de solidaridad con las comunidades … Continue reading →

Enami tries-and fails-to enter the mining concession in Intag

Posted on September 15, 2013 by admin

This morning around 10am 14 vehicles with ENAMI employees, accompanied by six police squad cars, tried to go into the JUNIN mining concessions on two fronts;    JUNIN and the Barcelona-Cerro Pelado area. The moment the vehicles turned around In … Continue reading →

Enami intenta-y fracasa- ingresar a concesion minera en Intag

Posted on September 15, 2013 by admin

Esta mañana a las 10 am 14 vehículos con empleados ENAMI, acompañado por seis patrulleros de policía, intentaron ingresar a las concesiones mineras JUNIN en dos frentes; JUNIN y el área de Barcelona-Cerro Pelado. En ambos frentes, según testigos presenciales, … Continue reading →

Forum on Impacts of Large Scale Mining in Perú

Posted on September 1, 2013 by admin

On Wednesday 27 of these , the multipurpose room Nangulví Ecotourism complex , located in the Intag was deluged by men and women from all corners of the Intag to hear Peruvian activist Marco Arana talk about his experiences with … Continue reading →

Foro sobre impactos de la mineria a gran escala en Peru

Posted on September 1, 2013 by admin

El miércoles 27 del presente, el salón multiuso del complejo Ecoturístico de Nangulví, ubicado en la zona de Intag, se vio inundado por hombres y mujeres de todos los rincones de la zona de Intag para escuchar al activista peruano … Continue reading →

How many times NO Enami-Codelco?

Posted on August 26, 2013 by admin

On Thursday 22 , Enami tried to socialize their ill-conceived mining project with a group of professional truck owners in the Nangulví Ecotourism Complex, the largest resort in Intag. Since the complex is managed by a group of decent communities … Continue reading →

Cuantas veces NO Enami-Codelco?

Posted on August 26, 2013 by admin

El jueves 22 del presente, Enami intentó socializar su mal concebido proyecto minero con un gremio de choferes de Intag en el Complejo Ecoturístico de Nangulví, el centro turístico más importante de la zona de Intag. Dado que el Complejo … Continue reading →

domingo, 11 de agosto de 2013 ENAMI EP y CODELCO no logran apoyo en Intag

Posted on August 19, 2013 by admin

Las comunidades de la zona de Intag se manifiestan en rechazo a la manipulación y tergiversación de la información que hacen ENAMI EP y CODELCO a través de su campaña publicitaria. Al contrario de lo que maliciosamente se induce a … Continue reading →

Sunday 11th of August 2013-ENAMI EP and CODELCO don’t gain support in Intag

Posted on August 19, 2013 by admin

The communities of the Intag zone reject the manipulation and misrepresentation of information by Enami EP and CODELCO in their publicity campaign. Contrary to what these videos by Enami EP and CODELCO maliciously suggest (see videos here and here,) in … Continue reading →

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linguito new species cloud forest

!!New Carnivore discovered in the cloud forests of Ecuador and Columbia. Read the full BBC article

spectacled bear is endangered by mine

Andean Spectacled Bear. One of many endangered animals threatened by the mining project. Click image to see more

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El Norte- Habitantes de Íntag preocupados por la exploración minera

To read more about global copper consumption and the conflicts it generates click global copper consumption

The community of Junin rejects ENAMI

August 2012 The residents of Junin, a community located inside the mining concession, rejects the presence of state mining company ENAMI.

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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