Oaxacan civilians blockade road, occupy mine to keep Fortuna off their land
by KOMALA RAMACHANDRA
Community members closed down the federal highway between the capital city of Oaxaca and the coast on April 20. PHOTO : KOMALA RAMACHANDRA SAN JOSÉ DEL PROGRESO, OAXACA–Early on the morning of May 6, a helicopter was spotted flying low near the Canadian-owned Trinidad Mine in San José del Progreso, Mexico. In the hours following, approximately 150 trucks filled with between 740 and 2,500 police arrived at the mine site.
The silver mine has been peacefully blockaded by community members since March 16.
Fear of environmental contamination and dwindling water resources are motivating the nearly two-month-long permanent civilian occupation of the mine and all its installations. Neither the Mexican government nor Fortuna Silver, the mine’s operator, was able to reach an agreement with protesters, so police were sent in to clear the blockade.
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