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<span class="date-display-single">Sat, 11/08/2012</span> </div>
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<div class="glw-authors">By <span class="glwnews-article-location"><a href="/taxonomy/term/1147">Roger Annis</a></span> & <span class="glwnews-article-location"><a href="/taxonomy/term/2982">Kim Ives</a></span></div><div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-image">
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<p>People and governments across Latin America are rising up against foreign mining companies in a wave of revolt generating alarm among investors and their political operatives in the imperialist governments.</p>
<p>In Haiti, United States and Canadian gold mining companies are rubbing their hands over the riches that they believe await them. A recent study by Haiti Grassroots Watch estimates up to US$20 billion, at gold’s current price of $1600 an ounce, lies in the ground.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.greenleft.org.au/node/51850" target="_blank">read more</a></p>