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The Marlin Gold Mine and Conflictivity in San Marcos

Local residents have reported numerous livestock deaths due to drinking contaminated water from the nearby mine. Since 2004, the operations of Goldcorp's Marlin Gold Mine in Guatemala's western highlands has caused serious internal conflicts within the local Mayan communities in San Miguel Ixtahuacán and Sipacapa.

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Goldcorp: Marlin, San Marcos
Local residents have reported numerous livestock deaths due to drinking contaminated water from the nearby mine. Since 2004, the operations of Goldcorp's Marlin Gold Mine in Guatemala's western highlands has caused serious internal conflicts within the local Mayan communities in San Miguel Ixtahuacán and Sipacapa.