De Uriarte, Mercedes Lynn2011-02-212011-02-212017-05-112011-02-212011-02-212017-05-112010-12December 2http://hdl.handle.net/2152/ETD-UT-2010-12-2631textThis report chronicles a conflict over a Canadian-owned silver and gold mine in San José del Progreso, Oaxaca, as told by the author’s first-hand experience, eyewitness interviews, and research. Beginning with the Mexican Federal Government’s concession of ejidal land for use by the mining company, without the consent or consultation of the surrounding population, elaboration of the Trinidad mine in San José del Progreso has resulted in division in the community and intense activism, sometimes resulting in violent conflict.application/pdfengMiningMexicoNAFTAAPPOSection XXIICoordinadoraSan José del ProgresoMexican governmentOaxacaEjidoLa Trinidadthesis2011-02-21