February 23, 2024
Exploring the Future: Community Consultation Commences for Pan American Silver’s Escobal Mine
An Overview of the Past Turmoil Back in 2017, the tumultuous journey of Tahoe Resources took a sharp turn when operations at the Escobal mine abruptly came to a standstill. Guatemala’s Supreme Court wielded its gavel, suspending the mine license, catalyzed by a case filed by environment and human rights advocate CALAS against the Ministry of Energy and Mines (MEM). The allegation? The MEM had negated the pre-grant right of consultation with the local Indigenous communities before bequeathing Tahoe’s Guatemalan offshoot the Escobal mining license. A Stance of Resistance The ramifications of the court’s decision reverberated far and wide. Protesters