Arica: Pueblo de Belén announces a mobilization against the mining project



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The inhabitants of the locality of Belén belonging to the commune of Putre in the region of Arica and Parinacota, called a mobilization for this July 21st in rejection of the mining project realized by the transnational Rio Tinto in the territories of the city.

In the context of this problem and to know the details of this project, the community asked for reports that the mining company sent to National Service of Geology and Mining (Sernageomin ), in which are detailed studies of water, archaeological, environmental, among others, but the agency only responded with a general map of the sector and a chronogram of 4 actions [19659002] Notice of conflict of interest in Sernageomin

The community applied to Sernageomin, via the law on transparency, more detained on this project, request that the agency asked to postpone, leaving the inhabitants of Bethlehem without knowing the work.

Since the spokesman for "Bethlehem says NO to mining" they point out that the current director Sernageomin Regional Office Alfredo Arriagada Guital, in July 2015, asked at the SEA Environmental Assessment Department, lobbying hearings with representatives of Río Tinto as interest manager for presents the Palmani exploration project, in the territories of Lluta

Bethlehem says NO to mining

Faced with the refusal of the government agency, the community meets the MP Vlado Mirosevic, who was able to expose as president of the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Lower House, the problem of the inhabitants of Bethlehem.

In this instance, the Member of Parliament undertook to request information from Sernageomin and the Department of Social Development the latter because of the prior Aboriginal consultation which involves empowering a road without the community will take knowledge.

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