Dear subscribers,
I believe we have made this point on previous occasions as regards political and social risk in Guatemala, have we not?
Yours annoyingly, Otto
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA–(Marketwire – Sep 19, 2012) – Tahoe Resources Inc. (THO.TO)(TAHO) announced today that construction activities on the power line for the Escobal project and at the project site were disrupted by a mob intent on forcing the Company to cease construction. The 5.2 km power line and the mine facility construction project are fully permitted and are in compliance with all legal requirements.
The protestors are not from the local area. Authorities identified them as individuals transported into the area from outside regions, organized and funded by local and international NGOs. Protestors purportedly object to construction of the power line for a variety of reasons, ranging from baseless claims of negative health effects of electricity to unfounded fears of contamination caused by mining. Continues here