Corporate control over politics in pictures!

[Magda Hassan]

Here is an article from 2012 from a mining magazine. Seems the mining industry has had quite a free rein in Chubut and the locals want to make that change.

Argentina's Chubut governor wants more control over mining

The governor of Argentina's Chubut Province has introduced a bill he says will define a general framework for regulating and permitting mining and oil projects, including open-pit operations.
Author: Dorothy Kosich
Posted: Thursday , 21 Jun 2012
RENO (MINEWEB) -
The governor of the Chubut Province in Argentina has submitted to the provincial legislature a bill which provides for state ownership of mining operations and an increase of 3% to 8% in mining royalties.
Gov. Martin Buzzi introduced legislation that would also "directly impact the regulatory regime for mining in the province," said Pan American Silver, which owns the Navidad silver project in Chubut.
The legislation would maintain the 5001 law prohibiting open-pit gold mining that uses cyanide in mining processes. However, Buzzi stressed "we are defining the general framework" for mining and oil projects including labor practices, environmental compliance, community consultation, increased provincial royalties, defined government participation in projects, as well as defined areas where open-pit mining will be allowed.
However, the bill also mandates that 80% of a mining project's workforce must be residents of the province.

http://www.mineweb.com/mineweb/content/e...&sn=Detail