Glamis Gold unit hit by Honduras protest
Date: 21-Oct-02
Country: HONDURAS
"It must go! It must go!" some 700 protesters chanted outside the gates of the San Martin gold and silver mine that has operated in San Ignacio in central Honduras since 1999.
The protesters said Thursday's demonstration was the start of a movement they hoped would lead to the mine's closure. They said the open-pit mine was destroying their forests, and threatening local water supplies.
Jose Sierra, head of the government's Department of Mining Promotion, said, however, the mine was meeting all environmental requirements set out in the 10-year concession granted in 1999.