139:â project, and explained that the project is not a mining project, but an exploration project at this point. The press release stated: âIf there is no social license for exploration and development around the Famatina project area, no work will be conducted.â Osisko also stressed their commitment to socially and environmentally sound exploration methods. They are planning a community consultation program and hope to reassure residents of Famatina about the potential environmental and economic impacts a mining project in their area could have.
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The list included information such as their age and profession, and whether they were âleadersâ or âprotagonistsâ of the opposition. Following the discovery of the list, Osisko representatives maintained that they had the âright to adequate information for decision-makingâ and that the information on the list was required for âtransparencyâ.
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January, Governor Beder Herrera sent in a local police squad, which did not engage in repressive action on the protesters. Beder Herrera then sent a specialized anti-riot squad. This prompted Nobel Laureate Adolfo Perez Esquivel to write the governor a letter reminding
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Osisko Mining
Corporation, based in Montreal, Canada, signed an agreement in August 2011 with La Rioja's state mining corporation âEnergia y Minerales Sociedad del Estadoâ(ESME) to develop the Famatina gold project. This project would cover an area of 40 km in the Famatina Mountain Range. Osisko
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Governor Luis Beder Herrera was elected in March 2007 on an anti-mining platform. In 2008 however, Provincial Governor Luis Beder Herrera supported the repealing of the Provincial Laws NÂș 8137 & 8138, passed in 2007, which banned open-pit mineral mining and the use of cyanide, mercury
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December 16, 2011, representatives of the Osisko Mining Corporation accidentally left behind files following a meeting with members of the municipal government. These files were identified to be a âblack listâ, or list of names of people actively involved in the opposition to the mining project.
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Famatina erupted across the country. In Buenos Aires, hundreds protested around the Obelisk (the national monument), and in front of the Canadian Embassy. In the capital of La Rioja, 10 000 people gathered before the Provincial Government House, demanding
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agreed to pay US$ 500 000 to ESME within 15 days of the signing and invest $ US 10 million within the first year of exploration. The terms also stated the division of profits from the project; 70% for Osisko, 30% for ESME.
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open-pit gold mines which use the gold cyanidation process. Protesters were not interested in negotiating royalties. âThe people of
Famatina do not see mining as a development option for our regionâ, stated Bardogaray.
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221:"Famatina: "listas negras" y contradicciones en el conflicto minero"
381:"Se cumple el plazo para la llegada de la minera Osisko a Famatina"
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