By. Carlos and Silviu Pavel

Mining Mining companies in El

Salvador are mining for about 172,000 kg of silver.

There are 24 mining projects taking place on the same

They expect to extract (take out) over 7.2 million ounces of Silver in a period of 6 years.

The mine promised to employ 2,000 people, and give 3% of the money earned to the government. They lied.

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People forced to leave home

The company that bought the mine has bought 144 kilometers of land. Causing villagers to lose some of their property and houses. They have been forced to move out of their homes so the company could use the land for mining equipment.

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Work Conditions

Ministry of Labor cannot conduct thorough labor inspections throughout the country, especially outside the manufacturing districts, and worker complaints of being mistreated go uninvestigated.

The people that work on the mine are forced to work with 2.75 U.S dollars an hour.

Workers are on the job 6 days a week, for 8 hours a day. They get paid, however, for 7 days (56 hours) of work each week. Minors between age 14 and 18 are required to work no more than 6 hours a day

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Water Pollution Acid drainage" of

mercury, cyanide, arsenic, zinc and aluminum, at levels "much higher than permitted levels," are polluting surface waters and cause many health problems.

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Water Decretion. Large amounts of

water are needed in precious metal mines for leaching, so "the water table will fall to a depth of about 400 meters. They are using almost of the countries water.

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Cyanide Pollution The heat produced in

the mine causes the Cyanide to evaporate. When rainfall occurs it would spread through out El Salvador and rain on fresh water sources. 1.5 millions people in El Salvador don’t have access to fresh water.

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Symptoms of Cyanide General weakness,

confusion, bizarre behavior, excessive sleepiness, coma, shortness of breath, headache, dizziness, and seizures can all present with cyanide poisoning.

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The End

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