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Status of Pan American Silver's Escobal mine

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Sectors and investment opportunities08-sectores.md
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Mining, and its regulatory risksectores/mineria
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Economy/economia
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Escobal (silver, Pan American Silver) has been suspended since 2017. The consultation under ILO Convention 169 with the Xinka People still had no timetable for conclusion and no restart date as of the first quarter of 2026, according to Pan American Silver's Form 6-K filed with the SEC; in March 2026 there was a joint Xinka Parliament–MEM visit to the mine, and the Xinka Parliament announced its decision on the mine in June 2026, having taken a historic public position of rejection (Earthworks). The exact content of the June 2026 decision and MEM's response must be verified before publication.

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Escobal suspensionPan American Silver, Form 6-K T1 2026
since 20172017–2026
Joint Xinka Parliament–MEM visitPan American Silver, Form 6-K T1 2026
March 20262026
Xinka Parliament decisionEarthworks
announced June 2026 (content to be verified)2026

Caveat

the content of the Xinka decision of June 2026 is to be verified; Earthworks is an NGO source

Sources

Organizations named in the answer

  • Pan American SilverOwner of Escobal (it bought Tahoe Resources in February 2019): 264.5 Moz of proven and probable silver reserves, a 4,500 t/d plant, ~20 Moz a year in 2014-2017, in care and maintenance since 2017; it settled and issued a public apology in Garcia v. Tahoe (30 July 2019).Company case
  • Parlamento XinkaThe collective rights-holding counterpart in the Escobal consultation; it announced the 'no' decision on 8 May 2025 after 7 years of process and called for the mine to be closed for good.Other
  • EarthworksAn organization opposed to Escobal; the source for the Xinka decision (8 May 2025) and for the 'one year on' follow-up (May 2026): a consultation with no formal closure and a mine in care and maintenance.Other

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