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Guatemala - Community Referendum on Mine

On June 13th, 2007, in the municipality of Ixchiguán, Guatemala, a community referendum was held on allowing chemical and metal mining in their territories. 7617 people votes - all against the mine.

For more information please see www.resistance-mining.org/english/

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