The Dominion - Tamara Herman

Embassy sit-in

Tim McSorley — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 00:43:51 +0000

Protestors marked the Global Day of Action Against Open-Pit Mining with a 36-hour sit-in at the Canadian Embassy in Mexico City to denounce the country's complicity in mining companies' abuses in Mexico.

water not suitable for human consumption

hillarybain — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 20:02:17 +0000

Landholders from the communally-owned Sierrita ejido blockade access to a subterranean mine on their territory. Several yards away, a sign reading, "Water Not Suitable For Human Consumption," has been erected over a stream of black water.

Cerro de San Pedro Explosion

hillarybain — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 14:30:17 +0000

An explosion at the mine in Cerro de San Pedro. Opponents to mining in the community are using legal channels to challenge Canadian mining corporation New Gold Inc.