Mining conflict resurfaces, dyanmite being used in protests

Posted on October 4, 2012 • Filed under: Bolivia, Conflicts, Explosives / Bombs, Latin America Mining

The occupation of the mining area would have been against mining representatives from five provinces of the region, who are interested in exploiting the mine site, and would be organized into cooperatives.
The conflict over the exploitation of the mine has been reactivated Mallku Khota in northern Potosí. Now the community members from five area ayllus took part of the site, to what they consider the progress of cooperatives and farmers from other provinces in the department of Potosí.
Reports made by the newspaper Oxygen realize that there were threats to burst and a feint of dynamite clash between leaders of both sides.

The occupation of the mining area would have been against mining representatives from five provinces of the region, who are interested in exploiting the mine site, and would be organized into cooperatives. Read Article

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