Elder hurt in violent clash between Argentinian Indigenous community, police over mining project

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Representatives from the Peñas Negras Indigenous community, in northwestern Argentina, clashed with heavily armed police officers who were escorting Elevado Gold personnel up the Alto de Salle hill, in the Catamarca province.

As the executives from the Australian miner and the police were heading up, residents blocked the way, arguing that the project was moving forward without theirgolpeó a Félix Escalante, de 80 años y perteneciente al Pueblo Diaguita, para desalojarlo y garantizar que la minera Elevado Gold pueda acceder al cerro Alto de Salle, en el departamento Belén.

The chief also said that he requested a hearing with the Catamarca Security Secretariat but received no response.

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