Protestors near the town of Casillas, in south-east Guatemala, has blocked access to precious metals miner Tahoe Resources’ flagship Escobal mine, the third-largest silver mine in the world.
The protests appear to relate to a variety of issues, including claims that mining at Escobal is causing seismic activity more than 20 km away in Casillas, Vancouver-based Tahoe said in a news release on Monday.