http://int.piplinks.org/resources/Candente+Copper en http://int.piplinks.org/peru%3A-indigenous-consulta-rejects-mineral-project <p>On Oct. 1, the indigenous village of San Juan Bautista de Cañaris in Peru&#8217;s northern region of Lambayeque announced the results of a consulta, or community consultation, on the proposed Cañariaco Norte open-pit copper mine, saying 1,896 members of the pueblo of some 4,000 voted by 95% to reject it. The results were immediately forwarded to the Energy and Mines Ministry (<span class="caps">MINEM</span>).</p> <p>Vancouver-based Candente Copper, which hopes to develop the project, issued a statement rejecting the consulta, saying the community had already approved the project in a &#8220;general assembly&#8221; held on July 8.</p><span class="clear" /><p><a href="http://int.piplinks.org/peru%3A-indigenous-consulta-rejects-mineral-project">read more</a></p> http://int.piplinks.org/peru%3A-indigenous-consulta-rejects-mineral-project#comments Corporate Responsibility Extractive industries Free Prior Informed Consent (FPIC) Candente Copper Central and South America IP Organisations Wed, 10 Oct 2012 10:37:20 +0100 whit 913 at http://int.piplinks.org