En 2013, el 20 de febrero la Central Única de Rondas Campesinas de La Libertad, la Asociación Yawar Wayna y el Frente Amplio de Defensa de los Intereses de La Libertad iniciaron un paro indefinido para protestar por el incumplimiento de acuerdos y la extensión del proyecto a las cabecera de cuencas de Shuyugual, Caballo Moro y El Perejil. |
Lagunas Norte is a gold mine owned by Barrick in Quiruvilca district, La Libertad. The mine’s activities generated high levels of violence since it opened in 2005. The mining operation is being expanded.
Description:
Basic Data
| Name of conflict: | Proyecto Lagunas Norte, Barrick Gold, Peru |
| Country: | Peru |
| State or province: | Región La Libertad |
| Location of conflict: | provincias de Santiago de Chuco y Sanchez Carrión |
| Accuracy of location | MEDIUM (Regional level) |
Source of Conflict
| Type of conflict. 1st level: | Mineral Ores and Building Materials Extraction |
| Type of conflict. 2nd level: | Mineral ore exploration Mineral processing |
| Specific commodities: | Gold |
Project Details and Actors
| Project details | Lagunas Norte, con EIA aprobado, también de la unidad minera Alto Chicama, Mina de oro a tajo abierto, situada entre 3700 y 4200 metros de altitud, método de lixiviación, chancado, procesado en CIC y fundido en barras, todo en el lugar; en poceso de ampliación a segunda etapa. 8,8 millones de onzas de oro de reservas |
| Project area: | 500 |
| Level of Investment for the conflictive project | 640 000 000 |
| Type of population | Rural |
| Affected Population: | 15000 |
| Start of the conflict: | 01/06/2011 |
| Company names or state enterprises: | Barrick Misquichilca from Peru Barrick Gold Corporation from Canada |
| Relevant government actors: | Municipalidad Provincial de Santiago de Chuco |
| Environmental justice organizations (and other supporters) and their websites, if available: | Rondas Campesinas Frente Amplio de Defensa de los intereses de La Libertad Asociación de defensa Yawar Wayna |
Conflict & Mobilization
| Intensity | MEDIUM (street protests, visible mobilization) |
| Reaction stage | In REACTION to the implementation (during construction or operation) |
| Groups mobilizing: | Indigenous groups or traditional communities Local ejos Local government/political parties |
| Forms of mobilization: | Blockades Land occupation Lawsuits, court cases, judicial activism Objections to the EIA Street protest/marches Strikes |
Impacts
| Environmental Impacts | Visible: Air pollution, Biodiversity loss (wildlife, agro-diversity), Desertification/Drought, Loss of landscape/aesthetic degradation, Noise pollution, Soil contamination, Waste overflow, Surface water pollution / Decreasing water (physico-chemical, biological) quality, Groundwater pollution or depletion, Large-scale disturbance of hydro and geological systems Potential: Food insecurity (crop damage) |
| Health Impacts | Potential: Exposure to unknown or uncertain complex risks (radiation, etc…), Malnutrition, Deaths |
| Socio-economical Impacts | Visible: Increase in Corruption/Co-optation of different actors, Displacement, Loss of livelihood, Loss of traditional knowledge/practices/cultures, Militarization and increased police presence, Land dispossession |
Outcome
| Project Status | In operation |
| Conflict outcome / response: | Compensation Deaths, Assassinations, Murders Court decision (undecided) Repression Violent targeting of activists New Environmental Impact Assessment/Study |
| Proposal and development of alternatives: | Las Rondas campesinas deben insisitir en la defensa de sus territorios, biodiversidad, ambiente ecologico y desarrollo agricola sin permitir que la empresa pueda "comprarlos" con dávidas. |
| Do you consider this an environmental justice success? Was environmental justice served?: | No |
| Briefly explain: | El conflicto continúa y se expandirá con la ampliación de nuevos proyectos mineros. Es una de las minas de Barrick más rentables. |
Sources & Materials
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| Other comments: | Vale la pena leer la presentación de la modificación a su EIA de Barrick, con dibujos para niños.... |
Meta information
| Contributor: | Raquel Neyra |
| Last update | 18/08/2019 |
| Conflict ID: | 2462 |
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