Where We Work

Earthworks International Team works with the following communities:

Esquel, Argentina Despite local objections, Meridian Gold wants to open this pristine Patagonian region and world-renowned fishing destination to mining that would employ nearly three tons of cyanide every day.	Costa Rica coming soon
Ecuador Residents of the Intag cloud forest fight to protect their ecologically diverse region from a copper mine. Facing harassment from paramilitaries, they have developed alternative indutries such as tourism.	Wassa District, Ghana More than five cyanide spills in the past decade have polluted water supplies in this heavily-mined western region of Ghana and forced many families to abandon their farms.
Buyat Bay, Indonesia Eight years and 400 million tons of mine waste later, Newmont's Minahasa Raya gold mine closed down, leaving Buyat Bay villagers to contend with the environmental and health effects.	Issky-Kul, Kyrgyzstan Multiple chemical spills, worker injuries, and deaths have occurred at Kyrgyzstan's largest gold mine, which is financially-backed by several international financial institutions including the World Bank.
Cajamarca, Peru Yanacocha, Latin America's largest gold mine was allegedly secured by Newmont through high-level bribery. Burdened by local protest and a catastrophic mercury spill, Newmont calls Yanacocha its "crown jewel."	Tambogrande, Peru Uniting to defend their farms and town against gold mining, the citizens of Tambogrande not only put a stop to Manhattan Minerals, but also inspired democratic action throughout the region.
Rosia Montana, Romania Local opposition is only part of the problem for Gabriel Resources' plan to build Europe's largest open-pit gold mine.  Even the IFC has backed out of the project.	Western Shoshone Nation, USA Nearly 10 percent of the world's gold production -- and 64 percent of US production -- comes from Western Shoshone lands, with devastating impacts to their sacred places and scarce water resources.