tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9177745.post113839742321926493..comments2024-03-23T11:16:46.213-05:00Comments on El Salvador Perspectives: Foreign gold mining companies have high interest in El SalvadorTimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02452039674856298357noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9177745.post-31715910771170767622011-10-19T01:45:38.216-05:002011-10-19T01:45:38.216-05:00Condor Resources is one of an increasing number of...Condor Resources is one of an increasing number of companies actively exploring in Central America. Central America contains a mosaic of tectonic plates and plate boundaries that represent prime hunting ground for precious metal deposits and in particular gold and– silver deposits.Daceyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03576196323714598158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9177745.post-91865708235196157022007-03-19T03:57:00.000-05:002007-03-19T03:57:00.000-05:00March, 19. 2007Condor Resources Exploration Update...March, 19. 2007<BR/>Condor Resources Exploration Update<BR/>http://www.advfn.com/p.php?pid=nmona&cb=1174067676&article=19835329&symbol=L%5ECNRAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9177745.post-1153133669821806182006-07-17T05:54:00.000-05:002006-07-17T05:54:00.000-05:00Very interesting Story.We will see this later in G...Very interesting Story.<BR/>We will see this later in German Boards :-)<BR/>Thank You<BR/><BR/>>>XIO<<Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9177745.post-1151521800295878612006-06-28T14:10:00.000-05:002006-06-28T14:10:00.000-05:00Given the current amount of high profile ad campai...Given the current amount of high profile ad campaigns sponsored by Pacific Rim and other mining companies who want to do business in El Salvador, I wouldn't be surprised if Xavi himself wasn´t a paid hire for the mining industry or some offshoot thereof (ad agency, etc.).<BR/><BR/>In fact, there´s a whole bunch that could be said about mining in "developed countries" (like West Virginia). Ever been to Kentucky? I doubt it. Check out Google Earth and see what happened there. It doesn´t take a rocket scientist to figure it out. <BR/><BR/>The companies get their licenses to do business based on their lobbyists and connections within government and then they do what they want to local communities. The evidence is everywhere mining has been. The problem is that those places are usually so isolated that we never see them. <BR/><BR/>Next, Xavi will be telling us that there was no reason why indigenous people throughout isolated areas of Ecuador finally managed to kick out Occidental Petroleum--after years of environmental abuses and Ecuadoran military incursions into indigenous lands.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9177745.post-1140415515679550262006-02-20T00:05:00.000-06:002006-02-20T00:05:00.000-06:00Tim, I appreciate your response, sorry I had not h...Tim, I appreciate your response, sorry I had not had a chance to check back.<BR/><BR/>I agree there can be externalities unless markets are correctly set up, and long conversations can be had about that. I'll have you remember, though, that no facility can be opened in E.S. unless an environmental impact study is approved by MARN and other bureaucracies; if the study finds that pollution is a likely result, MARN will not issue permits unless and until remedial investments are included in the project.<BR/><BR/>Nonetheless, my challenge was specifically to the scare piece about farmers losing their livelihood ---note how the P.R. spin doctors know they cannot attack mining in developed countries as far as economic benefits, so they raise a strawman: "Does mining really alleviate poverty in the developing world?", and from there raise all kinds of speculations: macro benefits vs. "unmeasured" micro benefits, starving farmers...<BR/><BR/>XaviAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9177745.post-1139455506185940962006-02-08T21:25:00.000-06:002006-02-08T21:25:00.000-06:00XAVI --I'm afraid your analysis is the one that la...XAVI --<BR/>I'm afraid your analysis is the one that lacks much depth. The issue is one of what economists call "negative externalities" -- there are costs created by environmental degradation which are not borne by the mining company which created them. Sure, the farmer who sells his land to the gold mine is well off and we can be happy for him. But what about the neighboring farmer who has his land polluted and receives no compensation for that damage? If we don't factor in those negative impacts of gold mining, we don't get a good measure of whether it is a net positive or negative for the country.Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02452039674856298357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9177745.post-1139421686418020852006-02-08T12:01:00.000-06:002006-02-08T12:01:00.000-06:00"thousand farmers or small-scale miners are losing..."thousand farmers or small-scale miners are losing their livelihoods"<BR/><BR/>I call bullshit on you for quoting this piece of propaganda.<BR/><BR/>El Salvador is a free country. Mining companies have to PURCHASE the land they intend to exploit.<BR/><BR/>If a farmer sells land, it is because they perceive more value from selling than from holding; i.e., no-one "loses their livelihood"<BR/><BR/>Did you "lose" your last car when you sold it? Jeez, what a kid.<BR/><BR/>XAVIAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com