- Mexico: Mexican activists are poised for an International Day of Action against Open Pit Mining on Thursday, July 22. A major focus will be New Gold’s mine in Cerro de San Pedro, in San Luis Potosi. The Canadian company, New Gold Inc. continues to operate, despite autumn rulings by the Ninth Circuit Administrative Court, and the Federal Tribunal of Fiscal and Administrative Justice, that the mine is operating illegally. [via Upside Down World]
- ..and Guatemala: 'Appeal to Investigate Hudbay Minerals Role in Human Rights Violations' [Rights Action via Intercontinental Cry]
- In related news, "During the International Day of Action against Open Pit Mining, Toronto activists, dressed as corporate zombies, took to the streets of the financial centre of the city to protest Goldcorp and "other unethical Canadian mining companies.” [via, The Examiner; also see the press release from the Committee for Human Rights in Latin America].