Several laws sanctioned since the 90's give large profits to the mining-whether foreign or domestic capital-national tax, provincial or municipal in Republic of Argentina, as well as customs "advantages" and tariff. These shocking profits are part of the huge looting that involves mining. All provinces have adhered to this regulation under the Federal Mining Agreement.
The Organized Residents of Esquel created this website to inform the world of what is currently happening in Argentina, and of what will happen here if we allow the spread of large-scale mining operations employing toxic chemicals. We also meant this site to serve as a source of information for groups, organizations, and residents with similar struggles and hopes in our country and in all of Latin America. Esquel (Chubut) is a city in Patagonia, Argentina, where the national, provincial and municipal governments have allowed a polluting gold mining project to go forward only 6 kilometers from the city. They are supporting the transn...
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