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"Infinito Gold has tried to portray itself as the victim of a capricious court system. In reality the Calgary-based company has tried to strong-arm Costa Rica s judiciary into overturning two supreme court rulings (2010 and 2011) that upheld the country s ban on open-pit mining.
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Aug 19 2014 · In this July 10 2014 photo workers dredge for gold in an illegal mining pit in the Peruvian Amazon. After years of turning a blind eye to nearly 40 000 illegal miners in the Madre de Dios region Peruvian officials have begun military action to stop the mining
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Costa Ricans protest murder of women. By the A.M. Costa Rica staff. Some 20 Costa Rican national deputies from several political parties have sent a letter to Mexican President Vincente Fox expressing their deep concern for the murders of at least 300 Mexican women near Ciudad Juárez.
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1. Introduction. According to Ernst and Young (2015 p.1) a social license to operate (SLO) is becoming an increasing concern to the mining industry since "the frequency and number of projects being delayed or stopped due to community and environmental activists continues to rise".An SLO is a company s capacity to maintain an equitable relationship with local communities environmental
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The Constitutional Chamber of Costa Rica has numerous unresolved protection appeals and allegations of unconstitutionality related to a concession of open pit mining (a gold mine) in the north of the country. Developing this mine requires many acres of forest clearing and change of land use which is prohibited in areas with primary forest cover.
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many as 2500 olive trees for the open pit operation. cyberspace protest action. It was the very first anti-gold mining mobilization generated after the mining industry in Turkey was opened
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In addition newly-elected President Abel Pacheco signed a presidential decree in June 2002 that banned open-pit mining (however this ban only applied to future rather than all mining projects). Pacheco also supported an ADELA-drafted bill that would repeal the 1994 Hydrocarbons Law that had partitioned Costa Rica into 22 blocks for oil and
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Costa Rica. Gold. Paralyzed. 6. Intag. Ecuador. Copper. Paralyzed. of the global anti-mining movement that surpasses geographical boundaries. to construct an open pit gold mine on a
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many as 2500 olive trees for the open pit operation. cyberspace protest action. It was the very first anti-gold mining mobilization generated after the mining industry in Turkey was opened
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It was the first open pit or strip mine in Costa Rica and was owned by the Canadian Barranca Mining subsidiary of Hearne Ltd. It controlled 200 hectares of land and the mine covered 20 hectares. Open pit mining has many impacts on the environment and the social and cultural aspects of local communities.
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It s been very important to meet many anti-mining campaigners." In Costa Rica the campaign against mining "is a very hot issue" he said. "As in many countries in the Third World Costa Rica has been invaded by mining companies many from Canada who are interested in opening open-pit gold
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It was the first open pit or strip mine in Costa Rica and was owned by the Canadian Barranca Mining subsidiary of Hearne Ltd. It controlled 200 hectares of land and the mine covered 20 hectares. Open pit mining has many impacts on the environment and the social and cultural aspects of local communities.
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The opencast mining operationknown as the Crucitas gold mining projectwould have created an 85-metre pit and provoked serious environmental impacts. Amongst other things the mining operations were to involve the use of cyanide a highly toxic substance which would be transported by land and by sea creating dangers not only for Costa
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A coalition of opponents said on a Web site that "Infinito Gold a Canadian mining company just threatened to slap Costa Rica with a 1 billion lawsuit because the nation decided to protect its rain forests rather than host an open-pit gold mine."
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Nov 10 2010 · SAN JOSE Costa Rica Nov 9 (Reuters)Costa Rica s congress voted on Tuesday to ban all new open-pit mining projects citing environmental concerns without blocking the development of
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The Constitutional Chamber of Costa Rica has numerous unresolved protection appeals and allegations of unconstitutionality related to a concession of open pit mining (a gold mine) in the north of the country. Developing this mine requires many acres of forest clearing and change of land use which is prohibited in areas with primary forest cover.
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Jun 07 2002 · San Jose Costa Rica — The government of Costa Rica has taken a major step in protecting its natural environment by placing a ban on new open pit mining. President Abel Pacheco signed the measure this week as part of the World Environment Day celebrations.
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Aug 09 2010 · Opponents of open-pit mining in Costa Rica have been delivered yet another blow. After their hopes had risen that recently elected President Laura Chinchilla would strike down any attempt to dig here the Chinchilla administration refused to repeal an executive decree issued by her predecessor Óscar Arias green-lighting a gold mine project near the border with Nicaragua.
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Aug 31 2009 · Costa Ricans need look no further than the Bellavista mine which the Canadian multinational Glencairn Gold Corporation abandoned in 2007 leaving behind a socio-environmental wreck. Such dangers had prompted the previous administration of Abel Pacheco to bravely ban mining and oil activities in the country ( the license for Bellavista already
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Mar 27 2012 · Also in 2010 Costa Rican protesters marched from San Jose to Las Crucitas over 100 miles to overturn a government decision that permitted open-pit gold mining.
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"Infinito Gold has tried to portray itself as the victim of a capricious court system. In reality the Calgary-based company has tried to strong-arm Costa Rica s judiciary into overturning two supreme court rulings (2010 and 2011) that upheld the country s ban on open-pit mining.
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Aug 29 2015 · The story of how Costa Ricans implemented a nationwide ban against new open pit mining has turned out to be a very different story however. With a population of less than five million Costa Rica is one of the smallest countries in Central America and has faced its share of dramatic challenges including mounting debt and persistent poverty.
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Aug 01 2015 · Our second case study is that of Costa Rica where all three branches of government have taken action since 2002 to severely restrict gold mining. President Abel Pacheco first instituted a ban on new open pit mining in 2002 and successive presidents (with the exception of 2008–10) 37 have kept this in place.
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Open pit gold mine gets OK from Sala IV By the A.M. Costa Rica staff. The Sala IV constitutional court has reversed a ban on open pit gold mining at least as it applies to Vannessa Ventures Ltd. President Abel Pacheco issued the mining moratorium June 5 almost as soon as he took office.
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On November 9 the Costa Rican congress voted to ban all new open-pit mining projects though they did not rule to block the development of the Las Crucitas mine. Nonetheless on November 25 the appeals court voted to strike down the concession granted to Industrias Infinitos on April 16.
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Open-pit mining is an industry that creates very negative environmental visual human and cultural impacts.. It is an industrial activity that is carried out by the removal of large quantities of soil and subsoil that are processed mainly with substances that are toxic to our ecosystem having as a consequence the affectation of the flora and fauna bringing about important harmful changes in
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According to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) the legal regime for foreign investors in Costa Rica is more open than average. The World Bank s Doing Business Report 2015 shows it takes up to 24 days to start a new business just at the world s average (23 days) though showing remarkable improvement compared
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The Case Against Infinito Gold. In 2002 Costa Rica became the first country in the Western Hemisphere to enact a restrictive ban on new open pit mining projects. This was accomplished through decree by President Abel Pacheco who also called for the cancellation of several existing mining contracts.
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