Goldcorp Inc. in Guatemala
From 2004-2017, Goldcorp Inc. - mining giant from Canada, now merged with Newmont Gold - operated a large cyanide-leeching, mountain-top removal mine in Mayan Mam and Mayan Sipakapan territories of western Guatemala. The World Bank was an early and crucial investor in and supporter of this mining operation.
Local communities suffered forced evictions, killings, repression and criminalization of community defenders, environmental destruction and health harms. No reparations were ever given to the villagers for all they suffered; no justice was ever done - in Guatemala or Canada - for the mining harms, violations and crimes that Goldcorp committed directly or indirectly.
2004 May 01 - Marlin Mine Infopress
2005 October 28 - The Social Justice Committee Letter
2004 November 16 - Canadian Government & Mining Companies Pursuing Guatemalan Riches
2005 January 10 - Military Support for Glamis Gold While Protests Continue
2005 January 11 - Report by S. Cuffe and Mayan Declaration on Mining
2005 January 12 - Urgent Open Letter to Canadian Gov’t Officials, Glamis Gold and the World Bank
2005 January 17 - Compilation of Articles on Mining, Repression & Development Needs
2005 January 27 - Article by A. Pollack & J. Tyynela
2005 February 03 - Sign-on Letter Concerning Gold Mining Operations of Glamis Gold in Guatemala
2005 March 30 - Killing of Alvaro Benigno Sanchez by Security Guards Working for Glamis Gold
2005 April 05 - Death Threats Against Community Leaders Opposing Mining Operations of Glamis Gold
2005 April 18 - Washington Post Article, “Protests From Guatemala’s Pulpits”, by K. Sullivan
2005 April 24 - Another Glamis Gold Operation in Guatemala
2005 May 04 - “Free Trade & Resistance in Guatemala”, Upside Down World Article by C. Mychalejko
2005 June 07 - Jun.18 Community Consultations in Sipacapa, San Marcos Concerning Mining Exploration
2005 June 08 - “We Have Inherited Our Lands”: Community Resistance to Mining, by S. Cuffe
2005 June 14 - Community Consultations & Glamis Gold Comments on Proposed Referendum
2005 June 17 - Glamis Gold Co. Legal Action Against June 18th Community Consultations
2005 June 21 - Mayan Community Rejects Goldmine
2005 June 24 - Sign on Declaration: Community Consultations v. Global Mining Companies
2005 August 19 - “A Toxic Trade-Off”, Washington Post Article by D. Eviatar
2005 August 22 - “World Bank Attacked Over Gold Mine”, Financial Times Article by C. Swann
2005 October 19 - Sign-On Letter related to World Bank Investment in Glamis Gold Mining Operations
2006 March 26 - “Investors Wary of Gold Mine Opposition”, Article by M. Rosenberg
2006 March 28 - Sipacapa Declaration: Close the Glamis Gold mine in Guatemala, Now!
2006 April 06 - Prensa Libre article by S. Perez regarding the Courts Upholding Consultations
2006 April 13 - Lead-up to April 18 - May 03 Speaking Tour on Glamis Gold Operations & FOE Report
2006 April 21 - Canadian Pension Plan Invests in Glamis Gold Inc. and Other Harmful Companies
2006 May 05 - Goldcorp Inc. (then Glamis Gold Inc.) Holds Annual Shareholders Meeting in Toronto
2006 August 20 - Summary of the Robust Oak publication & Newspaper Article by J. Osorio
2006 September 12 - News Articles About Pending Mergers and Acquisitions in the Mining Industry
2007 January 29 - Series of Articles and Studies on Glamis Gold/Goldcorp On-Going Problems
2007 April 30 - Info about education and action events in Vancouver and Toronto
2007 May 01 - Letter to investors and shareholders of Goldcorp (formerly Glamis Gold) mining company
2007 August 02 - Alert! Goldcorp to dumb tailing ponds waste into river system…Action needed!
2007 October 15 - “Guatemalan Gold, Guatemalan Bones”, Counterpunch Article by K. Rentenbach
2007 October 31 - Call for International Observers and Media Attention for Trial of the ‘Goldcorp 7’
2007 November 09 - Trial of ‘Goldcorp 7’ Begins Monday, November 12
2007 November 14 - Trial Update and Urgent Action Request
2007 November 29 - Sign-on letter concerning the GOLDCORP7 on trial in Guatemala
2008 January 22 - “Mining Companies Open Their Wallets”, Vancouver Sun Article
2008 February 12 - Community Withdrawal from FOCAL Workshop
2008 April 01 - April Fools Day Letter
2008 April 03 - April Fools Day Followup
2008 May 01 - Open Letter from Rights Action to Goldcorp Inc. and Shareholders
2008 June 18 - “Goldcorp Inc. & The Danger of Democracy”, Report by G. Russell
2008 August 13 - CAW Union Letter About Goldcorp Inc. in Guatemala
2008 August 18 - “The Hope For an Endless Mine, A Story From San Marcos, Guatemala”, by N. Einbinder
2008 August 20 - “Unease Over Guatemalan Gold Rush”, BBC Article by B. Law
2008 October 07 - “The Mining Debate: Who is ‘Anti’-What”, Article by K. Spring
2008 November 17 - Sign-on Letter-Report to Canadian Government About Goldcorp’s Mining in Guatemala
2008 November 26 - Short film “Eight Mayan Women”
2009 January 07 - Canadian Auto Workers, Pension Funds & Goldcorp Inc.
2009 January 08 - San Miguel Ixtahuacan and the Politics of the Abyss: Four Women and a Gold Mine
2009 March 01 - Interview with a man who works in Goldcorp Inc.’s Marlin Mine
2009 March 11 - “Canadian Mine Accused of Causing Sking Infections”, by BBC News Reporter B. Law
2009 March 30 - “Canada Goldmine Worries Grow”, Article by BBC News Reporter B. Law
2009 May 26 - Protests at Goldcorp Inc. AGM, Vancouver & Guatemala City, & various articles
2009 June 15 - More Illegal Land Occupations, More Soldiers and Police, More Threats of Violence
2009 June 19 - Goldcorp 7 - 2009
2009 September 06 - Info on Speaking Tours
2009 September 14 - “We Are All Crisantas”: Popular Rejection of the ‘Goldcorp 5’ Trial
2009 September 21 - Interview with G. Crisanta Perez, & Various Articles
2009 November 15 - COPAE Press Release & Prensa Libre Article
2010 March 24 - Call for Suspension of Mining Operations in Guatemala
2010 June 01 - Government of Guatemala Ordered to Suspend Goldcorp’s “Marlin” Gold Mine Operation
2010 June 08 - Globe and Mail Article, “Goldcorp Mine in Guatemala Ordered to Shut”
2010 June 24 - Goldcorp Inc. Ordered to Suspend Syanide-leaching Mine
2010 October 06 - Prensa Libre Articles by A. Ramirez & M. Rey Rosa
2010 October 08 - E. Smith Letter to President of Simon Fraser University
2010 October 15 - Goldcorp Watch, Sign on Letter to President of Guatemala
2010 October 18 - Public letter #2 to Simon Fraser University
2010 December 19 - Goldcorp Inc. & The Dow Jones Sustainability Index (North America)
2011 January 19 - Goldcorp Impunity Watch; Letter from the CAW to the Canadian Prime Minister
2011 March 02 - A selection of letters sent to Goldcorp and/or Canadian government officials
2011 March 08 - An Urgent Action from Amnesty International
2011 March 09 - Public Letter to the Government of Guatemala & to Goldcorp Inc.
2011 March 23 - Who is Really “Generating Conflict” in Rural Communities?
2011 March 27 - Short and long documentary films about Goldcorp’s mine
2011 April 10 - “Goldcorp’s $5 Million Gift to UBC Raises Questions”, Article by K. Darch
2011 May 04 - Online Petition Initiative by CAMIGUA, & Info on Delegations
2011 May 31 - The Struggle Continues, Articles concerning Goldcorp’s May 18th AGM in Vancouver
2011 September 20 - Goldcorp Inc. Dropped From Dow Jones Sustainability Index
2011 October 25 - Photo Essay about Diodora Hernández, by J. Rodriguez
2012 January 09 - Press Release from Mining Watch & CIEL
2012 April 18 - Sign-on Amnesty International Petition, info on upcoming delegations & how to donate
2012 April 25 - J. Rodriguez Photo Essay, Aricle by R. Llewellyn, Commentary by G. Russell
2012 June 09 - Vancouver Sun Article by F. Anderson, Info on People’s International Health Tribunal
2012 July 16 - “The Faces of Resistance to Mining Injustice Across Guatemala”, By G. Russell
2012 July 18 - Goldcorp Found Guilty by International Health Tribunal
2012 October 19 - Message to the Dow Jones Sustainability Index regarding inclusion of Goldcorp
2012 October 28 - Al Jazeera news report and short film about Diodora and the Goldcorp Mine
2012 November 06 - FREDEMI Press Release
2013 December 09 - “Community Blocks Inter-American Highway to Oppose Mining”, Prensa Libre Article
2013 December 11 - Appeal from the Mayan Sipacapan People of Western Guatemala
2014 January 16 - Goldcorp In Guatemala: Water Deprivation And Militarized Expansion
2014 March 11 - Sipakapa Says No (Again) To Goldcorp Inc.
2014 April 13 - “Cynicism and Arrogance”, Prensa Libre Article by M. Rey Rosa
2015 February 26 - “These Savages Will Soon Be Going”, by G. Russell
2015 March 23 - “Pro-Goldcorp Mob Attacks More People in Guatemala”, by G. Russell
2015 August 03 - Part two on YWCA Metro Vancouver award
2015 August 07 - Part three: Letters to the YWCA
2015 August 13 - United Church of Canada Calls on Pension Board to Divest Its Goldcorp Inc. Shares
2015 October 16 - Part four on YWCA Metro Vancouver award
2015 October 19 - “Dirty Money” - Letter to Rugby Canada and YWCA Metro Vancouver from C. Gerrior
2016 May 15 - Goldcorp Inc.’s Marlin Mine: A Family’s Pain: Death of Jaime Otero Pérez López
2016 May 16 - Diodora Hernandez & Goldcorp Inc. - A Start Contrast
2016 October 14 - Mayan Mam People Say “NO” to Canadian Government’s CSR Mining Promotion Office
2024 April 24 - Devastating Legacy of Goldcorp Inc; Article by N. Lakhani; Article by G. Russell