January 2008

Thursday, January 31, 2008

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A bad movie ...

cameras, film cameras, security personnel, surveillance personnel. Our recent shootings around the Yanacocha gold mine in the same many a time a cheap spy thriller. The company had the written request of the television crews to assist in the filming of a short and concise reportage ARTE rejected with the phrase: ". We have no interest in cooperating on this project"

When we finally arrive in January for 10 days to rotate, but the company operates a significant expense to us at work beoachten and us to track every step: As soon as we approach the mine, we are surrounded by vehicles from which video and digital cameras are pointed at us. We ask ourselves frequently, who here actually make a film about whom ...

Pay attention to instructions of our partner organization, we scrupulously careful not to land the to connect business, since we otherwise probably the police immediately rush to the neck and, possibly, equal to confiscate our film would.

At a rally of farmers living near the mine, just outside the company, we look astonished the threats, which ascends the company to intimidate the villagers - from the Department of "Communication and social concerns" about the company's lawyer, private security forces, police and prosecutor are present and observe all the tense mood in the march of the farmers. It is an absurd Scenario, and moreover one that is without any communication taking place - the peasants marching in front of the mine up and down, the guards of the company to build a threatening scenario. Nobody talks to anybody.

also speaks to us with none.

We are photographed, tracked and spied on.

but nobody wants to talk with us.

The big yellow advertising sign at the entrance of the company, which tells of social responsibility, the peaceful coexistence between agriculture and mining, among mine workers and farmers, stands as a shrill reminder in the landscape.

Monday, January 28, 2008

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on a Sunday in January on the beach in Lima

.... finally, the sun its way through the cloud cover, which for months to go too thick over our heads, as thousands Ströhmer, oh, what I say, hundreds of thousands of Limenos on their beach. Without selfsame now to want to do bad, it is no exaggeration to say that this is one of the worst cesspools along the Pacific coast. But that can not really scare the Limenos - Summer is summer, the sea is the sea and the beach is the beach:

I watch the show for an hour, surprised, and amused and wondering what will be great because, in the midst of this masses of the day to have to spend. But the feeling that what is good and what is not, we all know, is very subjective ... and it seems to me I'm in the minority with my opinion ....

The Limenos's see if any great and are very keen on weekends standing around in the sea. can swim only a very few enjoyed the sun ....: For

... but if it threatens to drown a time there, so luckily it's here:

He watches over here ...

here .... the ....

... and especially of course those two here ....

He has such protection is not needed, after all, has his surfboard while ...

On closer inspection, one can easily get to the impression that it's not already the most swimming goes, but rather,'s food. How should it be any different in real Peruvians ;-)

..... and that the food is not just in the category of "light" is, does not diminish the well-being ... it is (s) t, finally in good company!

And anyway, who says that one can not also be a really great guy with a belly!

What a beautiful weekend for some fun, for others a good business:

break times must also be ....

... and who's here to trubel below, can also look at the turmoil from a safe distance from the air ...

Friday, January 25, 2008

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Miguel

Miguel Garcia looks to provide full view in the distance. Across from his property is the largest gold mine in Latin America, Yanacocha, a company which is in U.S. hand, eating large wounds since 1993 in the countryside of Cajamarca region of northern Peru.

Miguel looks more and more surrounded by this greedy monster that encircles him by and by, the noose draws ever closer around his neck. For years, Miguel wants to buy the mine's land, for years he refused to leave his land.

The record price of almost 1000 USD for one ounce of gold, the greed of the company becomes larger, the pressure on Miguel is also growing. Many others before him have sold, are now living in the city, live in a hole begging on the street for alms. Also, Miguel's sister has sold several years ago their land to the mine. The money that they for their Land has received, is now long spent, a new livelihood but it has not commanded the mine. "What I do in the city?" - Ask Miguel. "I am a farmer, I grew up in this country have learned nothing. If I sell, I do not deprive myself just the livelihood, but also my wife, my eight children, my five grandchildren. I can not think of me. What will become of my children if I sell everything I own? "

The company does not like people like Miguel. He complains about the increasing pollution caused by the zyanidbasierte gold mining, the dwindling water sources, the fear of poisoning. His cattle, he must now be treated with medication more frequently than before. All effects of the mine, which operated nearby.

Miguel gets because of his open opposition time and again into the sights of the huge mine in Cajamarca by the police on the regional government to hospitals, doctors, security staff and official authorities corrupts everyone and everything checked. Three trials are currently underway against him penetrate as the employees of the mine on his land without authorization, rights not arrested about this, but in an instant the tables turned and Miguel has a method for the resistance against the state neck.

"Put yourself not with us" is the clear message that Miguel is replaced by the mine and its security forces and over again. And in fact, other peasant leaders have been paid as to the life that they have made mine too aggressive in its path. Of fear but Miguel will not hear: "I fear not death, for we must die all at some point. The only thing we should fear us humans, God's righteous Judgement is upon us. "

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the Cajamarca region in figures:

Produced in Cajamarca, the largest gold mine in Latin America - Yanacocha - priceless treasures.
In 2005, broken down in the mines 2.609 million ounces of gold.

The gold price is currently at a record high of 930 USD per ounce gold and is probably achieved soon exceed the 1000 USD mark.

to contrast a few more numbers that also relate to the region of Cajamarca:

proportion of the rural population in Cajamarca: 72%

number of people living in Cajamarca below the poverty line: 77%

children with chronic Unterernäherung: 1996: 38.7% 2000: 42.8%

number of serious respiratory diseases: 1994: 12311, 2000: 48 098
number of severe diarrhea: 1996: 7363, 2000: 11 645
number of skin diseases: 1996: 802, 2001 : 2309
number of inflammatory eye disease: 1996: 11, 2001: 310

Social Conflict in Peru in 2007:
23.4% of all social conflicts in Peru are located in Cajamarca and Ancash, the two most important mining regions in Peru

number of mine conflicts in Cajamarca in 2007: 14

murdered peasant leader in Cajamarca:
* November 2004: Juan Montenegro Lingan (Santa Cruz)
* August 2006: Isidro Llanos Chevarría (Combayo)
* November 2006: Esmundo Cotrina Becerra (Yanacanchilla)

farmers, who have a pending Gerichtsverfahrfen (2007):
Negritos in the district ( District excluding mining activity) 01
district PORCON Bajo (district with mining activity): 32

number of peasants who in 2007 were arrested in connection with mining conflicts: Totoracocha District: 6

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Percy

Percy Portillas leafing through the pages of thoughtful Familienalbums.Seine Ismary woman sitting next to him, son and daughter both look over the shoulders to interpret and over again, laughing at the photos from last year.

since the halcyon days of leave a lot has changed for the small family. Above all, Percy has changed. While at the photos, a strong, even fuller Man is seen looking entgegegen a now a narrow-faced man with sunken eyes, pale skin and trembling hands. Percy is soon out of breath by the time he was champion in weight lifting and playing basketball, he can now only dream about.

Percy has worked for six and a half years as a machinist for the Yanacocha gold mine. He liked his job, was proud to work for such a large and important undertaking.

Percy was one of the winners, earned good money, bought a small House in the city for himself, his wife and three children.

For a year, however, is Percy's world head for a year is not Percy the winners but the losers: it started with severe diarrhea and painful stomach colic, a rapid weight loss 30 kilograms within a few months. The doctors in Cajamarca could explain these symptoms persist, the study results were said to come from all good. Percy even they never got to face and relied on the opinion of the doctors treating him company. After half a year began Percy's thyroid crazy to play, obviously a consequence of the rapid weight loss. Treatment with radioactive beams is not struck, the torpedo attacks of Percy became more violent, to work for him was not to be thought over many months and it went from sick leave to sick leave.

In November 2007, Percy was finally released after months of sick leave by mining companies. A minor accident was hyped up as grounds for dismissal, but the union lawyer and Percy are sure that Percy's continuing health problems are the real reason for dismissal. The lawyer managed dozens of similar cases in his union office and knows whereof he speaks.

After his dismissal Percy will finally know what's going on with him. He goes to Piura, can be performed there in an independent hospital again some investigations, and learns quickly that he has greatly increased mercury levels in the blood - an occupational hazard, of which Percy but knew that he had never considered a serious threat. The heavy metal levels in the blood were examined by the clinicians of the company are also the result but Percy had never seen black and white. It was all okay, the doctors said, and Percy believed them. Today he is proved wrong "Here in Cajamarca, there is no single doctor who would not be manipulated by the company. Constantly our values are controlled, but we never know the true results. And if we get sick, the company looks for any excuse to put us on the road. We were cut off health insurance, they throw us out as a waste product. We have had it. "

Percy has not signed the letter of the company, in which he was to sign a termination by mutual agreement. With the support of trade union lawyer, he goes to war against the company that he has cheated his health to his working ability to his livelihood to his belief in a socially responsible company.

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Yanacocha in numbers *

Company: Minera Yanacocha SRL

owner of Minera Yanacocha SRL:
- Newmont Mining Corp. Gold (51.4%), USA
- Cía. Minas Buenaventura SA (43.5%), Perú
- Corp.. Financiera Internac.-IFC - Banco Mundial (5%)

beginning of gold mining by Minera Yanacocha: August 1993
degradation quantity 2005: 2.609 million ounces gold
price per ounce of gold: 930 USD (as of January 2008)

jobs at Minera Yanacocha: 1993: 1000, 2000: 5300, 2006: 11000 (80% in the form of subcontracts)

mining concessions from Minera Yanacocha: 411 concessions
proportion of concessions that are currently being exploited by Yanacocha: 3%
total area for the Minera Yanacocha in Cajamarca holds licenses: 282 079 ha total area, has applied for Minera Yanacocha other mining concessions: 25,000 ha

Movement of earth material by Minera Yanacocha (tons per day) 1994: 17.000 tons / day in 1996: 23,000 tons / day in 2003: 400,000 tons / day; 2006: 600,000 tons / day

From mining affected water source areas: Porcon, Chonta, Honda, Rejo
Since the beginning of the degradation disappeared lagoons: San Jose, Maqui-Maqui, Yanacocha
amount of cyanide that the per tonne earth material leaching of gold is needed: 50 grams cyanide per ton of soil material diluted into 1,000 liters of water

water consumption in comparison
- Agriculture: 6-8 million m3 per year
- Cajamarca City (150,000 inhabitants): 7 million m3 per year
- Yanacocha mine: 17 million m3 per year

exploitation of underground water sources for the mining industry: 2001-2005: 20 064 .779 m 3 Water

* Source: pulls Grufides

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Marco

Marco Arana its digital SLR camera, photographing the spy of the company, with us for half an hour his pick-up truck followed and snaps a picture after another of us.

It looks like a duel, while he was photographed by the company commissioned a spy and that simultaneously aims his camera at Marco. "As long as we are to set their cameras to each other, it can seem like a silly game. But I know that this man there with not only a camera with him, but also a weapon. When he will judge them well for me? "

Marco Arana is the enemy of the Yanacocha gold mine. As a priest he has a close and trusted connection to the people who live in the communities near the mine and are confronted daily with the company and its machinations.

Many farmers are from Marco's NGO Grufides legal advice because they have their country a lot sold at low prices to the gold mine because the company is the farmers who oppose his policies, any spurious legal proceedings to the neck is because the company water channels and sources for himself and his production claimed, without regard to people's needs into account.

The priest is committed to the company a constant thorn in the side - not only did he inform the farmers about expansion plans of the mine, on concessions and mining plans on environmental impact and social side effects, he is also nationally and internationally well connected with other industry critics, maintains contacts with politicians, human rights activists, to environmentalists, academics and journalists around the world.

The company is doing so well all that damage to his reputation and get his work into disrepute. "First they tried to bribe me, as it did not work, they have slandered me. They call me agitators, terrorists, drug dealers, ladies' man. "But ultimately reaches the company with its smear campaigns just the opposite. Let the local and national media, no matter how corrupt be and the worst things about Marco report - the foreign journalist from New York Times, BBC and Le Monde Diplomatique can be of such heavy-handed and biased reporting does not dazzle.

Marco has for years been the center of attention, and behind him are hundreds of farmers who feel betrayed by the mine and threatened. They see him as the only true support to defend their rights, the only reliable partner to clarify questions, get information and advice.

The company sees the other hand, in as one of his most dangerous opponent. The foreign press celebrates him as a hero. And he - as he sees himself? His voice sounded resigned when he speaks of the mission that God has imposed upon him. It is a heavy cross he must bear, and he would have not chosen voluntarily. And yet it is with all my heart. "Give up? No, I never considered "