According to the cited documentsSocial licence
Payments to indigenous councils
~US$5,000/month per council
2021Forbidden StoriesThe 'Mining Secrets' leak (Forbidden Stories, 65 journalists, 8 million documents, published on 6 March 2022) documented payments of ~US$5,000 a month from Solway's foundation to indigenous councils taking part in the consultation, internal plans to 'buy leaders', more than US$200,000 spent pressuring the Las Nubes community, ~US$45,000 in 'strategic support' to the national police (PNC) during the 2021 protests, and surveillance of journalists. It is the only case where the cost of a social license bought rather than earned is documented with the company's own internal figures.
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- Pressure on the Las Nubes community>US$200,0002021Forbidden Stories
- 'Strategic support' to the PNC~US$45,0002021Forbidden Stories
