The San Jose Project By Ed Williams In 2006, the Mexican government ceded over 143,000 acres of indigenous land to a Canadian mining company. When Vancouver-based Fortuna Silver Mines celebrated the grand opening of its first Mexican mine in September, communities on the ground felt some familiar impacts. “We felt a ‘boom’ come from the

A FJA Interview with Ed Williams conducted by Marc Choyt, Director, FJA USA FJA: Primo, let’s start with your background as a journalist. Who have you worked for and where are you working now? Ed: I work mainly in public radio—I wrote my first story for NPR in 2006, on U.S. coca eradication policy in

By Marc Choyt, Director FJA USA Canadian diamonds mining companies have done everything they can to position Canada as the truly “conflict free” alternative to African diamonds. In the market, they demand a premium. The issues related to Canadian diamond mining are not as pristine as their marketing suggests. Different mines have different issues. Back