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April 3, 2017

El Salvador Bans Metal Mining Nationwide
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El Salvador has become the first country in the world to ban metal
mining nationwide, after lawmakers voted overwhelmingly to pass the
measure last week. The ban comes after more than a decade of organizing
against a proposed Canadian gold mine called "El Dorado." Several
anti-mining activists were killed during this struggle, which grew into
a nationwide movement to prohibit metal mining across El Salvador.


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