Ministry of Economy authorizes 13 new mining projects in Guerrero

 

The Ministry of Economy, through the General Mining Coordination, authorized 13 mining projects in Guerrero to exploit gold, silver, iron and copper, and one more for aluminum.

Among the 13 concessioned projects, there are around 1,800 hectares that mining companies and entrepreneurs intend to explore and exploit; They range from the Papagayo River to the Coyuca River and the La Coscolina hill, on the Costa Grande of Guerrero.

For ten years, in Guerrero, mining concessions have been granted in indigenous and peasant territories, several of them open pit, as in the case of Carrizalillo in Zumpango, where the ecosystem has been destroyed. The La Montaña Tlachinollan Human Rights Center has denounced that various concessions are granted to mining companies without the consent of the population.

I think that the competent authorities should address the issue to avoid environmental and social injustices with the indigenous people that inhabit the region, for me this is a clear example that large companies and the government itself misuse their power. 

Post by Diana Gonzalez 

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