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government planned 33 areas for mining, and granted 28 licences to
Australian, Canadian and American mining companies. The plan was quickly met with hostility from local communities, who had not been consulted. Community opposition was most fierce in
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began prospecting in
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industrialised the mine. The industrialisation led to the cyanide, arsenic, and
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68:(ADES) organization works to highlight water pollution issues in El Salvador.
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481:"Salvadoran environmental defenders detained for decades-old crimes"
356:"EL SALVADOR: Gold Mining 'Is a Huge Rip-Off' - Environmentalists"
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Salvador was in financial troubles, following a
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Artisanal mining has occurred in El Salvador, including at the
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where the community retained land-ownership rights.
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304:from the original on 2023-07-01
292:"How El Salvador Won on Mining"
240:from the original on 2023-04-01
201:from the original on 2023-04-12
97:Nationalist Republican Alliance
674:Pacific Rim Mining Corporation
354:Gutiérrez, Raúl (2009-05-18).
226:Radwin, Maxwell (2023-02-07).
123:obtained a license to explore
121:Pacific Rim Mining Corporation
95:After the war, the right-wing
43:Pacific Rim Mining Corporation
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322:Pablo, Carlito (2010-01-06).
154:failed crypto currency scheme
479:Lakhani, Nina (2023-01-14).
447:Schalk, Owen (2 May 2023).
260:"El Salvador Makes History"
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1399:Mining industry by country
290:Dinur, Esty (2018-04-01).
119:In 2002, Canadian company
111:In 2005, Canadian company
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692:Dora Alicia Recinos Sorto
854:Central African Republic
1409:Politics of El Salvador
648:San Sebastian Gold Mine
78:San Sebastian Gold Mine
19:expanded in scope from
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622:History of El Salvador
617:Economy of El Salvador
424:OceanaGold Corporation
166:Economy of El Salvador
1299:São Tomé and Príncipe
1229:Saint Kitts and Nevis
1209:Republic of the Congo
603:Mining in El Salvador
131:, from 1948 to 1953.
17:Mining in El Salvador
1414:Mines in El Salvador
664:Commerce Group Corp.
627:Salvadoran Civil War
329:The Georgia Straight
143:Salvadoran Civil War
138:continues.:6" />
113:Au Martinique Silver
32:Salvadoran Civil War
759:Antigua and Barbuda
734:Mining in the World
643:El Dorado gold mine
361:Inter Press Service
125:El Dorado gold mine
86:Commerce Group Corp
84:-based company the
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47:El Dorado gold mine
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1124:Mozambique
1099:Mauritania
1079:Madagascar
1074:Luxembourg
1054:Kyrgyzstan
1039:Kazakhstan
849:Cape Verde
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172:References
129:OceanaGold
57:Background
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1279:Sri Lanka
1104:Mauritius
1004:Indonesia
969:Guatemala
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764:Argentina
685:Activists
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874:Colombia
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834:Cambodia
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784:Barbados
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233:Mongabay
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160:See also
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1254:Somalia
1234:Senegal
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1059:Lesotho
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