Almaden Minerals
Business interests at the cost of community rights
Almaden Minerals is a Canadian company that owns more mining concessions in the state of Puebla than any other firm. It has 14,000 hectares of concession land in the Tuligtic Project, and through two subsidiaries–Minera Gorrión and Minera Gavilán–it plans to mine gold and silver in the Sierra Norte region.
As one of the organizations that has accompanied the Unión de Ejidos y Comunidades en Defensa del Agua, la Tierra y la Vida, Atcolhua, in Ixtacamaxtitlán, Puebla in the defense of their territory, we documented how Almaden has violated the human rights of these communities, filed inaccurate information and concealed data from investors and the Mexican authorities. We have also found that Almaden’s projects, and those of its suppliers, are marked by serious environmental impacts and have negatively affected human rights in a number of countries.
Here you can find various reports, maps, data sets, methodologies and external communication materials that PODER has developed to support the organized communities of the Sierra Norte de Puebla in defending their territory against Almaden Minerals.
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Ixtacamaxtitlán communities call on Almaden Minerals investors to reconsider their position on the Ixtaca Project
We share the statement of the Union of Ejidos and Communities in Defense of Land, Water and Life, Atcolhua adressed to Almaden Minerals' investors. Northern Highlands of Puebla, June 28, 2021. We, the members of the Union of Ejidos and Communities in Defense of Land,...
Affected communities and PODER warn about investing in Almaden Minerals’ Ixtaca Project after the rejection of the company’s Environmental Impact Assessment
Mexico City, February 22, 2021. Following the Mexican Ministry of the Environment and Natural Resources (Semarnat)'s rejection of the Environmental Impact Assessment (MIA) of Almaden Minerals Ltd, the affected communities of Puebla and PODER confirm that investing in...
CSOs request investigations of Almaden Minerals in the U.S. and Canada for concealing information from investors
Mexico City, May 23, 2017.– A coalition of civil society organizations has requested that U.S. and Canadian securities regulators investigate whether Canadian-based company, Almaden Minerals, violated the disclosure requirements that companies listed in these markets...
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CSOs request investigations of Almaden Minerals in the U.S. and Canada for concealing information from investors
CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS REQUEST INVESTIGATIONS OF ALMADEN MINERALS IN THE U.S. AND CANADA FOR...
Almaden Minerals lists new shares to finance mining activity in Puebla, without obtaining exploration permit
ALMADEN MINERALS LISTS NEW SHARES TO FINANCE MINING ACTIVITY IN PUEBLA, WITHOUT OBTAINING...
Canadian Mining in Puebla and its Human Rights Impact (summary)
The gold and silver open pit mine IXTACA PROJECT, on its advanced exploration stage, is located in...
Canadian Mining in Puebla and its Impacts on Human Rights. For the life and future of Ixtacamaxtitlán
THIS COMMUNITY-LED HUMAN RIGHTS IMPACT ASSESSMENT (HRIA) AIMS TO IDENTIFY, MEASURE, AND PREVENT...
Main results of the Human Rights Impact Assessment of the Ixtaca Mining Project of Almaden Minerals
On April 17, 2016, in Santa María Zotoltepec, Puebla, the main results of the human rights...
Extractive projects in the Sierra Norte of Puebla are imposed without consultation and with repression
November 2015 Extractive projects in the Sierra Norte of Puebla are imposed without consultation...