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1 | Uruguay: Controversy Over Open-Pit Iron Ore Mining Project | Orogoay: Resabe Momba Ny Fandavahana Lavaka Tafo Lanitra Ho Fitrandrahana Akoram-by Ambanin'ny Tany |
2 | A project to build an open-pit iron ore mine in Centro Chato - a village of 3,144 inhabitants according to the 2000 census [es] - in central Uruguay has divided Uruguayans. | Tetikasa iray hanaovana lavaka hitrandrahana akoram-by ambanin'ny tany ao Centro Chato - tanàna kely iray misy mponina miisa 3,144 arivo araka ny fanisam-bahoaka taona 2000 [es] - ao afovoan'i Orogoay no mampizarazara ny Orogoaiana. |
3 | While some see it as an opportunity for employment and economic growth, others are concerned about the environmental consequences and question whether the country will actually benefit from the mine's profits. | Ny hafa mahita izany ho fanararaotra mba hananana asa sy hampitomboana ny toe-karena, ny sasany sahiran-kevitra momba ny fiantraikany amin'ny tontolo iainana ary velom-panontaniana raha tena hahazo tombotsoa marina tokoa avy amin'ilay fitrandrahana ny firenena. |
4 | As reported by AFP at the beginning of June: | Araka ny notaterin'ny AFP tamin'ny fiandohan'ny volana Jona: |
5 | The Aratiri project, owned by Zamin Ferrous, a London-based minerals company, will cost an estimated $2.5 billion (1.7 million Euros), the largest mining project ever in South America, and equivalent to more than six percent of Uruguay's gross domestic product. | Ny tetikasa Aratiri, an'i Zamin Ferrous, orinasam-pitrandrahana harena an-kibon'ny tany iray izay any Londona no foibeny, izay mitetim-bidy eo ho eo amin'ny 2,5 arivo tapitrisa dolara (1,7 tapitrisa Euro), tetikasa lehibe indrindra hatreto any Amerika Atsimo, mitovy amin'ny enina isan-jato maherin'ny harin-karena faobe anatiny ao Orogoay. |
6 | For the past two years, the company has been permitted to prospect for iron on 120,000 hectares (460 square miles) of land around the village of Cerro Chato in the center-east of the country. | Ho an'ny roa taona lasa, nahazo alàlana nanao fitsirihana vy tamin'ny 120,000 hektara (460 metatra tora-droa) amin'ny tany manodidina ny tanànan'i Cerro Chato any afovoany-atsinanan'ny firenena ilay orinasa. |
7 | The report continues: | Manampy ilay tatitra: |
8 | In Uruguay the sub-soil belongs to the state, and it has asked farmers to let the company use their land to hunt for iron ore. | Ny fanjakana no tompon'ny any ambanin'ny tany any Orogoay, ary izy no niteny ireo tantsaha hamela ilay orinasa hampiasa ny tanin'izy ireo hitrandrahana akoram-by. |
9 | For relatively meager compensation, Claudia Perugorria allowed the mining company's digging machines onto her 47 hectares (116 acres), where she raises about 30 cows and sheep. | Tamin'ny tambiny faran'izay kely, Claudia Perugorria dia nanome alàlana milina ny fandavàhan'ilay orinasam-pitrandrahana ho eo amin'ny taniny mirefy 47 hekitara (116 ara), izay iompiany ondry sy omby vavy 30 eo ho eo. |
10 | Today, her pastures are scarred with traces of tires, craters and holes where animals may stumble and injure themselves. | Ankehitriny, ny kijanan'ombiny dia rakotra dian-kodiarana sy lavaka izay mety mamingana ireo biby ka handratra azy ireny. |
11 | March against Aratiri on May 15, 2011. | Fiaraha-mamindra ho fanoherana ny Aratiri, ny 15 May 2011. |
12 | Image by Gonzalo Useta, Flickr user Gonzak (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0) | Sary avy amin'ilay Gonzak mpampiasa Flickr, Gonzalo Useta , (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0) |
13 | El Pueblo Frente a la Minera Aratiri (The People Against the Aratiri Mine) [es], a blog that opposes the venture and posts articles, reports and other media about the project, states: | El Pueblo Frente a la Minera Aratiri (Ny vahoaka manohitra ny Toeram-pitrandrahana ao Aratiri ) [es], bilaogy iray manohitra ny orinasa sy nandefa lahatsoratra, tatitra, ary fampahalalana hafa momba ny tetikasa, miteny hoe:. |
14 | As Uruguayans concerned about real development, environmental and human health and the right of people to express their opinions and participate in the decision processes that will directly affect their lives and means of survival, we wonder: How does the ‘Natural Uruguay' the government is pushing coincide with a mining project of this magnitude How big is the benefit in economic terms for our country if we take into account the irreversible environmental and social damage? | Satria mampiasa loha ireo Orogoaianina ny fampandrosoana, ny momba ny tontolo iainana sy ny fahasalamana ary ny zon'ny vahoaka haneho ny heviny sy handray anjara amin'ny fanampahan-kevitra, izay miantraika nivantana amin'ny fiainany sy ny fivelomany, manontany tena isika hoe: ‘Ahoana no hampifanindran-dàlana ilay hoe “Orogoay Natoraly” dradrain'ny fitondram-panjakana hiaraka aminà tetikasam-pitrandrahana manana habe toy ity, lehibe hatraiza ny tombotsoa ara-toekarenan'ny firenentsika raha lanjalanjaina ny tontolo iainana tsy ho voaverina amin'ny laoniny sy ny fihasimbana ara-tsosialy? |
15 | What will happen to the land once the company withdraws? | Inona no hitrangaeto amin'ny tanàna raha mihemotra tampoka ilay orinasa? |
16 | Is this included in the calculations? | Tafiditra ao anatin'ny kajikajy ve izany? |
17 | Supporters of the project cite economic development as one of the project's potential strengths. | Ireo mpanohana ilay tetikasa dia mitanisa ny fandrosoana ara-toekarena ho azon'ny tanàna ho iray amin'ny herin'ny tetikasa. |
18 | Felix Obes Fleurquin in Equinox Fin de Semana [es] writes: | Felix Obes Fleurquin ao amin'ny Equinox Fin de Semana [es] manoratra hoe: |
19 | I am in favor of this project, and of every project that will help take us out of poverty […] | Makasitraka io tetikasa io aho, sy ny karazana tetikasa rehetra hanafaka antsika amin'ny fahantrana […] |
20 | There are many risks in open-pit mining, there is no doubt about that, like there were with paper mills, but those risks must be faced […] | Maro ny loza mety ateraky ny lavaka fitrandrahana, tsy azo lavina izany, tahaka ny amin'ny milina fanodinana taratasy, nefa tsy maintsy atrehana ireny loza ireny[…] |
21 | On Sunday June 26, farmers and neighbors of Cerro Chato marched against the project. | Ny Alahady 26 Jona, nilahatra nanohitra ilay tetikasa ireo tantsaha sy ireo manodidina an'i Cerro Chato. |
22 | The blog Observatorio Minero del Uruguay [es] explains that most of the protesters: | Ny bilaogy Observatorio Minero del Uruguay [es] manazava fa ny ankamaroan'ny mpanao fihetsiketsehana: |
23 | live and work in some of the 120,000 acres requested by the company for exploration and, therefore, face difficulties in planning their future farming activities. | dia miaina sy miasa ao amin'ny 120,000 hektara izay nalain'ilay orinasa ho amin'ny fitrandrahana ary, noho izany, niatrika fahasarotana amin'ny famolavolana ny hoavin'ny asa eny ambanivohitra. |
24 | The day before, on Saturday June 25, the company's employees and other supporters of Aratirí marched along the same streets defending the project. | Ny andro talohan'izay, ny Asabotsy 25 Jona, ny mpiasa sy ireo hafa mpanohana ny Aratirí no nilahatra tamin'izany làlana izany koa niaro ilay tetikasa. |
25 | The blog Aire Libre [es] shares audio and photos of the two protests. | Ny bilaogy Aire Libre [es] dia mizara feo sy sarin'ny fihetsiketsehana roa tonta |
26 | Most Twitter users commenting on Aratirí seem to oppose the project, although there are a few exceptions, like the user @Uruguay_Mejor, who writes: | Mpampiasa Twitter maro maneho hevitra momba ny Aratirí izay no toa manohitra ny tetikasa, na izany aza misy ny vitsivitsy maningana , toy ny mpampiasa @Uruguay_Mejor, izay nanoratra hoe: |
27 | In principle, I am in favor of the #LagunaGarzon bridge, of #Aratirí and of the development of #Uruguay. | Amin'ny ankapobeny; Izaho dia makasitraka ny tetezana #LagunaGarzon , ny #Aratirí sy ny fampandrosoana an'ny #Uruguay. |
28 | I also want greater control of DINAMA…[National Directorate of Environment] | Izaho koa dia maniry mafy ny fifehezana matotra ny DINAMA…[Foibem-pirenena momba ny fitantanana ny tontolo iainana] |
29 | "I will not sell the rich patrimony of the 'orientales'", José Artigas. | "Tsy hivarotra ny harem-pirenen'ny mpanana 'tantsinana' aho", José Artigas. |
30 | Image by Flickr user Frente Aratiri (CC BY-SA 2.0). | Sary avy amin'ny mpampiasa Flickr Frente Aratiri (CC BY-SA 2.0). |
31 | But journalist, lawyer and writer Graziano Pascale (@grazianopascale) shares a common concern: | Fa ny mpanao gazety, mpisolo vava sy mpanoratra Graziano Pascale(@grazianopascale) dia mizara ny ahiahin'ny besinimaro: |
32 | @MBBATLLISTA // foreigners getting richer with Uruguayan iron ore | @MBBATLLISTA // ireo vahiny no miha manan-karena amin'ny harena an-kibon'ny tany Orogoaianina |
33 | Later he tweets [es]: | Nitoraka koa izy taty afara [es]: |
34 | Whoever controls iron ore controls Uruguay.. | N'iza n'iza mitantana ny harena an-kibon'ny tany dia mitantana an'i Orogoay.. |
35 | By managning 3,000 million dollars annually Aratiri will be a state within a state. | Aratiri dia ho firenena anaty firenena amin'ny fitantanany 3 tapitrisa dolara isan-taona. |
36 | Ricardo Berois (@rberois) refers to President José Mujica's announcement of a second company - Gladiator Resources (Ferro Minas S.A. in Uruguay), from Australia - that seeks to extract iron ore from Rivera: | Ricardo Berois (@rberois) manao tsilian-tsofina amin'ny fanambaran'ny Filoha José Mujica amin'ny fisian'ny orinasa faharoa avy any Aostralia - ny Gladiator Resources (Ferro Minas S.A. in Uruguay), izay mikasa ny hitrandraka akoram-by ao amin'ny Rivera: |
37 | Mujica says there is another company apart from Aratirí! | Mujica milaza fa misy orinasa iray hafa ankoatry ny Aratirí! |
38 | Then let's nationalize iron ore if he wants more money like he said | Raha izany ndeha ho raisina ho fanananm-pirenena ny fitrandrahana akoram-by anaty tany raha vola be tokoa no tadiavintsika araka ny teniny |
39 | Marcelo Bacigalupi (@Cr_Bacigalupi) writes: | Marcelo Bacigalupi (@Cr_Bacigalupi) manoratra hoe: |
40 | The Aratiri debate is sterile. | Tsy mamokatra ny adihevitra momba an'i Aratiri. |
41 | Open pit mining must be banned. | Tsy maintsy sakanana ny fanaovana lavaka tafo lanitra. |
42 | The environment must be protected. | Tsy maintsy arovana ny tontolo iainana. |
43 | Capital is only in our heads. | Ao an-dohantsika fotsiny ihany ny vola. |
44 | On YouTube, noalamegamineriaUR (no to mining Uruguay) [es] posts a video which informs about the consequences of a project like Aratirí and also shows marches against the mine: | Amin'ny YouTube, noalamegamineriaUR (tsia amin'ny fitrandrahana an'i Orogoay) [es] mampakatra lahatsary izay mampahafantatra ny momba ny vokatry ny tetikasa toy ny Aratirí ary koa mampiseho ny diabe manohitra ny fitrandrahana ny harena an-kibon'ny tany: |
45 | Uruguayan newspaper El Observador [es] reports that environmental impact studies for Aratiri will be ready in 18 months. | Ny gazety Orogoaiana El Observador [es] mitatitra fa ny fandinihana ny mety ho fihatraikan'ny tetikasa Aratiri amin'ny tontolo iainana dia hatao afaka 18 volana. |
46 | Until then, we can expect the conversation to continue on the streets and on social networks. | Hatramin'izao aloha zany, dia afaka manantena hitohizan'ny fifampiresahana eny an-arabe sy ny tambajotra sosialy isika. |