South America   South America The Mineral Policy Institute is concerned with three mining projects in South America. BHP Billion conducts questionable operations in the a number of locations on this continent including El Cerrejon, Columbia and Escondida, Chile. Newmont’s Operations in South America include Yanacocha, Peru and are also the focus of MPI activity.    more» Latest Campaign Updates Campaigns : Human Rights 29 Nov 2006 Pressure mounts from customers and union for El Cerrejon coal mine to resolve human rights abuses    more» Campaigns : Human Rights 24 Nov 2005 Forced Displacement at the El Cerrejon Norte Mine The community of Tabaco is one of various Indigenous and Afro Colombian communities who have been forcibly, and in cases violently displaced with the expansion of the world's largest coal mine. The companies involve continue to drag their feet in rectifying these circumstances, where families have lost lands, livelihood and homes without being fairly or justly compensated for these losses    more» Campaigns : Indigenous 11 Oct 2004   El Cerrejon The El Cerrejon mine is one of the world's largest open pit coal mines, it is located on or adjoining to Wayuu indigenous land in Guajira, northern Colombia. The former residents of the community of Tabaco, close to the mine site, still await an adequate relocation settlement from the mining company, Carbones del Cerrejon.    more» Campaigns : Cyanide/Gold 11 Oct 2004   Yanacocha The Yanacocha gold mine in Peru is the largest gold mine in Latin America, and the second largest in the world. The mine represents a danger to the local community because of spills of toxic chemicals. It has also caused a social division disruptive to the local community.    more» >> View all South America Campaign Updates <<

Latest Media Releases Campaigns : Human Rights 04 Jun 2004 NGOs Condemn BHP Billiton´s Human Rights Abuses In Colombia NGOs strongly condemn BHP Billiton’s conduct in operating its Cerrejón Norte coal mine in Colombia. BHP Billiton and its consortium partners are on the verge of forcibly displacing a number of Wayuu Indigenous and Afro Colombian communities with no compensation to make way for the expansion of the mine, already the worlds largest. The mine lies in part on or adjoins Wayuu indigneous land in the province of Guajira.    more» >> View all South America Media Releases <<

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