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6 Goldcorp, June 30, 2012, “Goldcorp to Implement Human Rights Assessment Recommendations; Commits to Integrate Human Rights in Business Process,” press release. goldcorp.com/default.aspx?SectionId=10c11b86-a3a4-41d5-a7160796f2fbd6ea&LanguageId= 1&Press ReleaseId =32de7bce-a7ab-4806-942c-95a67e13687e

7 Transparency International Corruption Index, http://cpi.transparency.org/cpi2011/results/

8 See Beth Geglia and Cyril Mychalejko, “Goldcorp on Trial: First ever peoples health tribunal shows commonalities throughout MesoAmerica,” September 5, 2012, Toward Freedom, www.towardfreedom.com/home/americas/2963-goldcorp-on-trial-first-ever-peoples-health-tribunal shows -commonalities-throughout-mesoamerica. See also www.gprojectfilm.org/video/.

9 Moran (2005) notes the unavailability of key information to the impacted stakeholders: The dates on essentially all of these (ESIA) documents are in 2004 and 2005, well after the Marlin ESIA was accepted by the Guatemalan government. Thus, none of this information was available to the public during the public discussion period. Hence, the public and Guatemalan government were required to make their decisions to approve, reject or modify this project without the benefit of some of the most relevant data. Hence the public review process was severely biased.

10 Fide: Morna Macleod, personal communication, September 2012.

11 United Nations, Guiding Principles for the Implementation of the UN "Protect, Respect and Remedy" Framework.www.unglobalcompact.org/issues/human_rights/The_UN_SRSG_and_the_UN_Global_Compact.html

12 www.ohchr.org/Documents/HRBodies/HRCouncil/RegularSession/Session21/A-HRC-21-47_en.pdf; 20 pp. www.ohchr.org/Documents/HRBodies/HRCouncil/RegularSession/Session21/A-HRC-21-55_en.pdf : 24 pp.

13 Cyanide Code website, Goldcorp, www.cyanidecode.org/signatory_goldcorp.php, see Marline mine, www.cyanidecode.org/pdf/GoldcorpMarlinSumm.pdf.

14 According to IFC’s J. M. Swetye, to R.E. Moran, Jan. 7, 2005; See Moran, 2005.

15ifcln001.worldbank.org/ifcext/spiwebsite1.nsf/0/60b8beb20d6bdc7285256e610054690a?OpenDocument.

16 Moran (2005) uncovered some of the provenance of the ESIA. Much of the technical and environmental work presented in the original ESIA document (MEG, 2003) was performed by members of SRK Consulting of Colorado, USA. The most prominent SRK staff on the ESIA team were listed as Patty Acker and Robert Dorey (MEG, 2003, Equipo Consultor Del EIA). The Environmental Audit and Review, (Dorey and Associates, 2005) of the Marlin Project was performed by Dorey’s firm after he left SRK. The audit was reviewed by Patricia Acker, formerly with SRK, under the name Patricia Acker Consulting, L.L.C.

17 This important topic is not detailed here because it is outside the professional capacity of the author. Goldcorp’s 2007 profits were $460 million. Zarsky and Stanley’s (2011, 2012) excellent publications are the sources of this summary and can be consulted for details.

18 Goldcorp Inc., June 9, 2010, “Goldcorp Reports Action Regarding Marlin Mine,”.www.goldcorp.com/default.aspx?SectionId=10c11b86-a3a4-41d5-a7160796f2fbd6ea& LanguageI d= 1&PressReleaseId=a38967d9-88e8-43d7-956e-0bfb15b75042, accessed August 17, 2012. "The existing scientific data and analysis clearly demonstrate no pollution or ill effects to health and the environment as a result of the mine's presence…..We are proud of Goldcorp's record of safe, responsible operations at Marlin, and of the positive contributions it has brought to the area and to the country…..Goldcorp and its employees have continued to operate Marlin mine to the highest standards, with an abiding commitment to the responsible stewardship of the environment and to the human rights of the people in communities near Marlin.”

19 http://healthtribunal.org/the-final-verdict/ On May 20, 2010, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) requested that the Government adopt precautionary measures, including suspension of the Marlin Mine, to prevent irreparable harm to the life, physical integrity and environment of Indigenous Peoples in communities in San Miguel Ixtahuacán and Sipacapa, in connection with alleged environmental contamination resulting from activities at the Marlin Mine. On June 23, 2010, the Government of Guatemala advised the IACHR that the Government would initiate the applicable administrative process under the laws of Guatemala to determine if suspension of Marlin operations was warranted. After extensive review of the available data and reports from the responsible governmental ministries, the Government issued a resolution on July 8, 2011 declaring that Marlin Mine is operating in compliance with the law and there is no basis for suspending operation of the mine. The Government’s investigations demonstrate that the Marlin Mine has not damaged the environment or health of the communities in the vicinity of the mine. Subsequently, on July 11, 2011, the Government of Guatemala petitioned the IACHR to declare the precautionary measures to be without further effect. In December 2011, the IACHR requested an amendment to the precautionary measures and the request to suspend operations at Marlin was lifted.” From press release: www.goldcorp.com/default.aspx?SectionId=03e2f983-fbc3-4751-9893-7741103ceab1&LanguageId=1

20 Details at: Herbertson et al. 2009, and at: Herbertson et al. 2010.

21 For example: Goodland, 2008.

22 “A new wave of co-operation between Aboriginal peoples and the mineral industry can be felt across Canada. It is evidenced by the growing number of impact and benefit agreements that are created every month. Gone are most of the adversarial relationships between mining and Aboriginals in favour of participation and sharing”, according to the Canadian Mining Journal’s Daily News March, 28 2010. Benefits/impact agreements are becoming the norm.

23 The Canadian Mining Journal estimates the current cost of mine water treatment technologies is $1 billion each year, with demand expected to increase by 30 percent in 2012.

24 For example: Global Witness (www.globalwitness.org), the Environmental Investigation Agency (www.eia-international.org), the Environmental Law Institute (www.eli.org), SGS of Geneva, Switzerland, (www.sgs.com), and Bureau Veritas.