Digging up the Dirt on Canadian Mining in Latin America

Palo Ralo, Arteaga’s home community, was relocated to make way for the open pit mine. Up the hill on a nearby road, Arteaga points to a mountain range in the distance. “We couldn’t see that far from here before,” he said. A forested hilltop blocked the view until it was logged, blasted and doused with cyanide. Down below, now covered with top soil and grasses, heap leach pad facilities and backfilled tailing ponds have become permanent parts of the landscape.
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