Black Hawk Mining Articles - Silver, Copper Mining could Save Haiti

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• Silver, Copper Mining could Save Haiti

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• Haitis copper and silver reserves in its hills
  are now up for an extensive exploitation by a
  Canadian corporation that has reportedly damaged
  the neighboring Dominican Republic.
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• Once this mining plan is authorized while Haiti
  is under foreign occupation, it could practically
  leave the country without its ecological,
  cultural and mineral wealth.

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• Moreover, concerns surrounding the mining venture
  have been raised as the operation calls for the
  construction of a deep-water port in the
  northeastern part of the country, posing a
  significant threat to their marine ecosystem.
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• The biggest water reservoir that is near the
  mining operations is at constant risk of cyanide
  contamination, adding to the reports that the
  firm has been previously accused of destroying
  Indian archeological sites by using dynamites on
  mountainsand.

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• Geologists of the United Nations have documented
  significant pockets of copper and gold in 1970s
  but at that time, foreigners were not willing to
  risk their money in an unstable and corrupt
  country.
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• Surprisingly, it was not after the 2010
  earthquake that outside investment was encouraged
  and investors discovered a good opportunity. In
  fact, just 2 weeks after the catastrophe, a
  Canadian exploration company purchased all the
  stocks of the only Haitian company which has full
  permits in exchange for an area of land,
  practically appearing as a scam.

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• Three companies are already considering prospects
  of mining in Haiti but at present, only Somine
  has complete concessions to bring the metals out
  of the area. The said permits for 31 square miles
  were negotiated in 1996 during the presidency of
  Rene Preval and which required the company to
  hire Haitians.

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• According to the parties interested in the mining
  prospects
• What were most excited about is that we found
  some silver which was never really realized
  before. Its the first silver discovery in Haiti.
  Part of the reason why it was never really
  discovered was that historically there was so
  much copper prevalent theres a lot of
  outcropping at surface. The people who did the
  work before did not do much testing, even for
  gold. The geology is a little complex for a
  copper porphyry, but in a good way. The surprises
  that were getting are all good ones.
• At the end of the day, if Haiti could have a good
  administration and honest mining companies, it is
  still possible for it to move forward, said Black
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