This note seeks to address the main questions about the Convention’s content, its legal scope, the risks non-compliance might post for the private sector, and practical approaches that can be adopted to respond to the requirements of the Convention...The Marlin mine [owned by Montana Exploradora] in Guatemala, developed by Glamis Gold Ltd. [part of Goldcorp] with IFC support, illustrates how allegations of Government non-compliacne with the requirements of Convention 169 can jeopardize private sector projects.