La Puya
'Obnoxious' Protesters Will Not Make Guatemalan Gold Mine Go Away, CEO Says
For Dan Kappes, CEO of the US mining firm at the center of a struggle over a gold mine in Guatemala, the peaceful resistance group La Puya is "obnoxious" and "manipulated" by outsiders. La Puya has fought against the mine since 2012.
In Photos: Police Violently Evict the La Puya Peaceful Mining Resistance
Locals argue the industrial project will consume their already short supplies of water and believe there was no consultation process.
Meet the Woman Taking On Canadian Mining Companies
Canadian mining companies are causing massive travesties in other parts of the world.
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