In Oaxaca, groups of environmentalists and organizations have expressed their dissatisfaction with the continuity of the operations of this company through Minera Cuzcatlán.
Quadratín Agency
Oaxaca, Oax.- The Fortuna Silver Mines company reported that the Ministry of the Environment and Natural Resources (Semarnat) authorized the exploitation of the San José mine for 12 more years.
Although the statement regarding the authorization is not published on the Semarnat page, the Canadian company published the granting of the permit through the specialized Mining Outlet page.
In Oaxaca, groups of environmentalists and organizations have expressed their dissatisfaction with the continuity of the operations of this company through Minera Cuzcatlán.
However, shares of Fortuna Silver rose 18.18% on the extension.
According to the information released, Semarnat confirmed that operations at said mine are carried out in accordance with environmental obligations.
The mining company extracts gold and silver from San José del Progreso about three thousand tons per day, derived from the discovered vein, according to Luiz Camargo, one of the company’s executives.
The disagreement of the communities is that in addition to the pollution generated in the area, the benefits for them are minimal compared to the resources they obtain from exploiting their minerals.
It is estimated that annually, the mine produces eight million ounces of silver and 50 thousand ounces of gold.
According to the map of mining conflicts, the community of San José del Progreso opposes the operations of the La Trinidad mine, owned by the Canadian company Fortuna Silver since 2009.
The activist and member of the Coordinadora de Pueblos Unidos del Valle de Ocotlán (CPUVO), in Oaxaca Bernardo Méndez, was shot dead on January 23, 2012 when, together with a group of people from San José, he confronted the staff who worked in a water pipe in the community.
They suspected that the pipeline would divert the town’s water supply – already scarce – and be used for mining operations. The workers refused to show the work permits the crowd was asking for. An argument ensued and soon the municipal police arrived on the scene.
Witnesses report having heard the voice of the mayor of San José, Alberto Sánchez Muñoz, on the radio, giving orders to the police to open fire. Méndez was shot seven times and died shortly thereafter.
Another member of the CPUVO, Abigail Vásquez, was also shot and seriously injured in the incident.
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