Radius Gold
Under the Volcano - Mining Conflicts in Guatemala Are Erupting in Violence
In 2000, engineers from Radius Gold, a Vancouver-based mining company, discovered a belt of gold deep inside the Tambor mountains in southern Guatemala. Few locals were consulted before Radius moved in. Few of them knew anything was happening at all.
Mining Companies Are Being Forced Into Developing a Conscience
It might seem as if protests and environmental activism falls on deaf ears, but money is tight in the mining exploration sector right now. And any hiccup in a new project could spell disaster for a junior mining company.
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