Pacific Rim mining co

<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">n 2002, Canadian mining giant Pacific Rim began the exploration phase for a gold and silver mine in Cabañas. Growing concern over the environmental consequences for the region’s forests and the Rio Lempa was largely ignored by the government.&nbsp; That changed in 2004 when Pineda discovered that the creek supplying irrigation to his crops had completely stopped flowing.&nbsp; Pineda walked along the water’s edge and found Pacific Rim’s pumps siphoning the creek to its exploration area upstream. Recognizing the potentially devastating situation, he and his neighbors immediately approached local government officials with their concerns about the water supply, but were told that the mine was moving forward regardless of local protest.&nbsp; Officials claimed that the opportunities for development and employment outweighed potential problems, but upon closer inspection, Pineda and his colleagues realized that the local population was not qualified for the highly technical jobs Pacific Rim would create. They then set in motion a people’s movement that would succeed in halting the mine, but would have deadly consequences for many involved.</span>