TabbedOverviewThe Observatory of Mining Conflicts in Latin America built a Latin American Database on Mining Conflicts to map and document communities affected by mining operations. Provider: Technology for Transparency NetworkPosted: Sep 19, 2018 11:36amUpdated: Jun 13, 2019 11:44amSourceCRL reviews are based on independent research. Information is researched by CRL staff and other specialists at CRL libraries. See CRL Review for additional source notes. DetailsCollection ContentSubject Areas: Social SciencesResource Types: DatasetGeospatial dataOpen Access - Denotes data sourced directly from publisherTerms and Provider DetailsProvider: Technology for Transparency Network CRL ReviewCollection Content: Observatory of Mining Conflicts in Latin America is a database representing mining conflicts to document communities affected by mining operations. Visitors to the site can find the name of the project, the affected communities and their locations, and the main actors on the conflicts, including the name of companies, politicians and legislators, documents, updated news and legal instruments. The database represents events that fall into five types of criminalizations: Threats Criminalization of women defenders Murder/attack Judicial harassment Use of force The database represents conflicts in the following countries: Argentina Bolivia Brazil Chile Columbia Costa Rica Ecuador El Salvador Guatemala French Guiana Honduras Mexico Nicaragua Panama Paraguay Peru Dominican Republic Trinidad and Tobago Uruguay Venezuela The database was founded in 2013 by a network of LA organizations recording large scale metal mining conflicts. The data provides an information system for community management of mining-related social and environmental conflicts in the region. Delivery: The project provides a platform for browsing data; the conflicts can be viewed by conflict categories or by country. SourcesSources for this review include information publicly posted or obtained directly from the publisher; data collected by CRL staff and specialists at CRL libraries; and examination of the digital collection when possible. Other sources are noted where cited. CRL continues to gather additional information on this resource and to solicit critical assessment. CRL Offers & Status StatusCurrentDescription CRL FlaggednoPotential interest to CRL community Offer PendingnoCurrently a candidate for CRL offer Active OffernoCurrently offered for purchase or new subscription Trial AccessnoAvailable for trial Renewal OffernoCurrently offered for renewal Expired OffernoPast offers Inactive / DeclinednoNo longer under consideration by CRL Reviewed by CRLyesEvaluation available by CRL and community Special AccessnoMember-only access available for a limited time Community RatingsPlatform and user interface: 0 Your rating: None 0 No votes yet Content scope and completeness: 0 Your rating: None 0 No votes yet Cost and price-structure: 0 Your rating: None 0 No votes yet Print