New study shows Solgold’s proposed Cascabel mine in Ecuador will cause untold environmental harm Mining expert Steven H Emerman recommends Solgold abandon Cascabel project and regulatory agencies should not approve the mine after new report shows massive financial and environmental risks at proposed Cascabel site. The areas highlighted red on this map are largely Australian … Read More
Gina Rinehart
Hancock Prospecting in Ecuador: Seven years of reported violations
In 2016-17, Ecuador put a third of its land mass up for sale to mining companies. They came from all over the world eager to explore for copper, gold and other metals, including several Australian heavyweights and juniors: BHP, Newcrest, SolGold, Fortescue Metals, and more. Prominent among the new Australian investors was Hancock Prospecting. Image … Read More
Gina Rinehart considered “personally responsible” for human rights abuses in Buenos Aires, Ecuador
Gina Rinehart is “personally responsible” for abuses of human rights and constitutional law, say community members in Buenos Aires, Ecuador. Hanrine, her Ecuador subsidiary is again being denounced by community groups in Ecuador for its use of public forces to forcibly enter private and community properties, in order to build a new mining camp at … Read More
Ecuador Army attack peaceful civilians resisting Rinehart mining on their land
Gina Rinehart’s Hanrine mining concessions in north-east Ecuador are again hotbeds of unrest, with Ecuador’s Army using violence and tear gas to clear streets of citizens to allow Hanrine’s employees to pass during national strike. On June 18, the army threw around 30 tear gas grenades, triple action gas grenades and long distance projectiles at … Read More
Human rights violations at Gina Rinehart’s Ecuador mining concession
Approximately 500 armed national police stormed Buenos Aires in the early hours of the 3rd August, using tear gas and military trucks to forcibly clear a path through the town for the mining company Hanrine in what locals say is a significant human rights violation. This was despite a court ruling in June that gave … Read More