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A group of Mayan Mam villagers set fire to a pickup truck and an exploration drill rig earlier this month at the Marlin gold mine in San Miguel Ixtahuacan municipality, San Marcos, Guatemala. The mine is operated by Montana Exploradora de Guatemala, a subsidiary of Canada’s Goldcorp Inc.
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http://intercontinentalcry.org/maya-villagers-burn-goldcorp-mining-equipment/A group of Mayan Mam villagers set fire to a pickup truck and an exploration drill rig... more
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Net Worth:$9.0 bil(the same as last year dispite 6 tons of gold jackpot!!)
Fortune:self made
Source:oil
Age:63
Country Of Citizenship:Saudi Arabia
Residence:Jeddah
Industry:Oil
Education:NA,
Marital Status:married, 8 children
Born in Ethiopia and now a Saudi citizen. Built fortune in construction and real estate in Saudi Arabia before betting on energy. Began investing in Sweden in 1974; owns Svenska Petroleum and Swedish refinery Preem. Has invested more than $2 billion in Ethiopia, from hotels to stevedoring. Hit jackpot with gold mine in the Oromo region of Ethiopia; it now produces 6 tons of gold annually, set to double production by 2010. Owns several properties in London and the U.S. Donated more than $1 million to the Clinton Foundation.Net Worth:$9.0 bil(the same as last year dispite 6 tons of gold jackpot!!)... more
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The Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador (CONAIE) and a number of farmer and environmental organizations are protesting against the recent approval of a mining law by Congress, opening the country to large-scale metal mining. Canadian mining companies would benefit from many of the concessions. The CONAIE and other organizations contend that the new law will allow large-scale mining in protected areas and contaminate critical community water supplies.The Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador (CONAIE) and a number of... more
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QUITO -- Indian groups in Ecuador started blocking highways before dawn Tuesday in protest against the new mining law, while Interior Minister Fernando Bustamante asked that the demonstrations be carried out peacefully.
The Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador, or Conaie, and some environmental groups called for nationwide protests against the new law, which they believe will harm the environment and favor multinational mining companies.QUITO -- Indian groups in Ecuador started blocking highways before dawn Tuesday in... more
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TENKOTO, Senegal (AP) -- A reef of gold buried beneath this vast, parched grassland arcs across some of the world's poorest countries. Where the ore is rich, industrial mines carve it out. Where it's not, the poor sift the earth.
These hardscrabble miners include many thousands of children. They work long hours at often dangerous jobs in hundreds of primitive mines scattered through the West African bush. Some are as young as 4 years old.
In a yearlong investigation, The Associated Press visited six of these bush mines in three West African countries and interviewed more than 150 child miners. AP journalists watched as child-mined gold was bought by itinerant traders. And, through interviews and customs documents, The AP tracked gold from these mines on a 3,000-mile journey to Mali's capital city and then on to Switzerland, where it enters the world market.
Most bush mines are little more than holes in the ground, but there are thousands of them in Africa, South America and Asia. Together, they produce a fifth of the world's gold, according to United Nations reports. And wherever you find bush mines, these reports and mine experts say, you also find child labor.
If you wear a gold ring on your finger, write with a gold-tipped fountain pen or have gold in your investment portfolio, chances are good your life is connected to these children.
One of them is Saliou Diallo. He's 12 years old and less than 4 feet tall... (story continued at link)TENKOTO, Senegal (AP) -- A reef of gold buried beneath this vast, parched grassland... more
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An Aussie prospector got lost in the outback, and survived on termites and other bugs for several days. As he was just about to give up all hope, he heard gunshots from local aborigines. They came to his rescue, and he survived.An Aussie prospector got lost in the outback, and survived on termites and other bugs... more
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Travel with Rico to the Brazilian town of Ouro Preto in this episode of Globe Patrol. Rico goes back through the streets of this small Brazilian city that he visited as a young boy. Ouro Preto, which means "black gold", was originally a mining town that is set into the Brazilian mountainside. A sad history somehow finds its way into this townÂ’s façade of serene spirit.Travel with Rico to the Brazilian town of Ouro Preto in this episode of Globe Patrol.... more
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