#mapiri — Public Fediverse posts
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Two confirmed dead, and four or five more presumed killed, in deadly landslide at a #Mapiri, #Bolivia gold mine.
Mapiri's #goldmining operations are the scene of long-running conflicts among miners and residents, some of them also deadly.
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Conflicts over the La Deseada mine in #Mapiri date back at least to 2016, and disputes over the presence of a foreign-owned mine to at least 2020. Witness this 2020 rally against the project: https://www.facebook.com/watch/live/?ref=watch_permalink&v=628235404452810
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CW: Lethal violence, Bolivia, mining
Thursday night saw a new confrontation among residents of #Mapiri, in northern Bolivia, over land and mining, causing multiple injuries and possibly one death.
Mapiri saw deadly violence over mining in Dec 2020, June 2022.
https://www.erbol.com.bo/econom%C3%ADa/la-fiscal%C3%ADa-investiga-enfrentamiento-por-conflicto-minero-en-mapiri-donde-hubo-heridosPrior coverage here: https://mastodon.online/@Carwil/108804594325732926