“Mexican organizations demand that Canadian corporations stop mining activities near nuclear power plant”, 10 Oct 17

…Activists, academics, members of civil society organizations, and representatives from rural communities insist on the total and immediate cancelation of all open-pit mining projects in the municipalities of Alto Lucero and Actopan, on the central coast of Veracruz in eastern Mexico. Members of the coalition Veracruz Free from Toxic Mining released a statement signed by more than 50 civil society organizations to pressure Canadian mining companies, Candelaria Mining Corp. and Almaden Minerals Ltd., to relinquish all rights to mining concessions and other related permits…The coalition made its announcement following Candelaria Mining Corp’s submission of an environmental impact assessment to federal environmental authorities. Claiming to have suffered unexpected political pressure, Candelaria was then forced to withdraw its environmental impact assessment on October 3, effectively placing its mining activities on hold…The proposed Caballo Blanco project (of which the Paila concession is a part) lies scarcely three kilometers away from Mexico’s only nuclear power plant: Laguna Verde….