Bauxite mining in Cockpit Country, Jamaica. Description: Bauxite is the source mineral of aluminium. In Jamaica, ALCOA (Aluminum Company of America), the largest producer of aluminum in the world, has been mining bauxite since 1963, converting Jamaica in the sixth largest bauxite producer in the world, right after Australia, Guinea, Brazil ...

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Cockpit Country: A Case Study Bauxite Mining in Mt Diablo: Bauxite Mining and The Environmental Laws of Jamaica (a JET presentation) Did You Know: Bauxite Mining in Jamaica is governed by "The Mining Act 1947" This colonial-era law was passed almost as soon as the Second World War ended so that Britain could continue to exploit its colony.

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The Cockpit Country is a primary water resource for Western Jamaican and is also the source for major rivers such as the Martha Brae, Black River, Rio Bueno, Montego River and Great River. 5. Cultural significance of the Cockpit Country. The Cockpit Country is the scene of the Second Maroon War which took place in 1795 and 1796.

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Bauxite Mining Poses Major Threat to Cockpit Country Wildlife and Watershed - Jamaica Environment Trust Environmentalists move to 'Save the Cockpit Country' [The Gleaner, Oct 20/06] The Land of Look Behind - John Maxwell [Jamaica Observer, Oct 1/06] Conservationists Oppose Further Bauxite Mining in Cockpit Country [Jamaica Observer, Oct 27/06]

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The Government has revised the agreement for mining in the Cockpit Country, says Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Robert Montague. The modifications include the removal of 6,000 hectares of land, which are adjacent to the Cockpit Country, from the original Special Mining …

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The Water Resources Authority also confirmed that, to the best of its knowledge, no bauxite mining has taken place within the proposed boundary of the area to be protected as the Cockpit Country.

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For Cockpit Country, the most pressing critical threats affecting the functionality and long-term viability of the ecosystem are related to: Mining and quarrying activities. Forest Conversion is related to agricultural practices, both historical:- clearing which contributed to an overall reduction in forest cover and fragmentation of remnant ...

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Cockpit Country is an area in Trelawny and Saint Elizabeth, Saint James, Saint Ann, Manchester and the northern tip of Clarendon parishes in Jamaica.The land is marked by steep-sided hollows, as much as 120 metres (390 ft) deep in places, which are separated by conical hills and ridges.

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The issue of Mining in the cockpit country has resurfaced in the news cycle recently but in all the coverage, commentary, and discussion; I have yet to see a legitimate argument that puts things into perspective. At this point, there is much more confusion around the topic than before and I …

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11/2/17ELAW Bulletin. Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness appears poised to make a decision about protecting Cockpit Country from proposed bauxite mining. Cockpit Country is a unique, internationally recognized treasure and the Prime Minister should give it the protection it deserves. Cockpit Country.

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The Ministry of Transport and Mining stated that: "The Jamaica Bauxite Institute, Jamaica Bauxite Mining Limited and the Mines and Geology Division advises to the best of our knowledge, that Noranda Bauxite partners II (Noranda), is currently not involved in any mining activities in the area to be protected as the Cockpit Country. The company ...

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Stop mining in Indigenous Maroon territory which includes Cockpit Country and Gibraltar Stop mining in Indigenous Maroon territory which includes Cockpit Country and Gibraltar. Cockpit Country. July 8 at 1:59 PM · What groups or organizations in Jamaica gets funding from CIDA ?

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Cockpit Country – Photo: albertdegrasse Cockpit Country in Southern Trelawny. The Cockpit Country in Southern Trelawny is a mountain range that spans the neighbouring parishes of St. Ann, St. Elizabeth, and St.James. It is called the Cockpit Country because of the conical hills that have the appearance of the old fighter planes' cockpit.

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Underpinning the program is effective sharing of all information so as to contribute positively to policy makers' decisions concerning activities in Cockpit Country, including bauxite mining. Valuing ecosystem services: conducting an economic valuation of ecosystem and cultural services, and other sustainably-derived benefits of Cockpit Country ...

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Also, the Cockpit Country is being threatened by removal of trees for firewood, coal production, yam-stick harvesting, bauxite mining and clearing of land for cultivation. Exploring the Cockpit Country. To be frank, a tour of the Cockpit Country, although adventurous, can take you all day. And of course, it can be quite tiring journey.

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Often regarded as Jamaica's most inhospitable region, the Cockpit Country is a hilly and dense area with limestone denudations traversing three parishes and covering over 500 square miles. The so-called "cockpits" are caused because limestone, the predominant soil in the area, does not retain water. Rainwater therefore, percolates downward through cracks and fissures, creating in time a ...

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Mining in The Cockpit Country is an environmental disaster in the making. Research indicates that more than 33% of arable land worldwide has been lost over the past four decades due to climate change. With climate change wreaking havoc on our plant, we …

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The mining ministry said that Noranda Bauxite Partners' activities are confined to two areas outside of the Cockpit Country boundary. It added that no mining was currently taking place in a third area – for which the company has a licence (SML 173) – which adjoins the Cockpit Country Protected Area.

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The government later announced that it was planning to grant Noranda bauxite company license to mine in the Cockpit Country. Although Prime Minister Holness reassured the nation that no mining would take place in the CCPA, the announcement did not go over well with Jamaicans, who chastized the government for wanting to mine in the Cockpit Country in the first place.

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Jamaica's Cockpit Country is still under threat from bauxite mining, which would remove forest cover, block and pollute waterways, displace residents, threaten agricultural livelihoods, compromise air quality and threaten the health and well-being of thousands of Jamaican citizens.

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Eventually, in trying to acquire more land for bauxite mining, the Government of Jamaica issued some six special mining leases and established proposed boundaries of the Cockpit Country …

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Environmentalists upset after consultation on EIA for mining in Cockpit Country. 11:56 pm, Wed December 9, 2020. JET founder and director Diana McCaulay - file photo. Diana McCaulay and EIA consultant Dr. Conrad Douglas .

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Peter Espeut | Mining in the Cockpit Country. "There will be no mining in the Cockpit Country" has been the mantra of politicians of both the orange and the green persuasions in recent decades, but it is an undertaking that they will not deliver on, because too much money is involved. On the face of it, it should be a simple task: define ...

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The Cockpit Country, the protected area, mining interests, and even heritage and hydrological interests, while related in some respects, are very different in others, and should not be conflated. Draw a Venn Diagram if you don't believe me. Just because areas overlap does it mean all circles are the same thing. What ultimately matters is that ...

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The mining of Cockpit Country will present risks for Jamaica's water supply, its already fragile food security, and for the health and well-being of Jamaicans. Cockpit communities are examples ...

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Special Mining Lease Area SML173 is the designation given to a piece of land 8335 hectares in size and located in the north east corner of Cockpit Country Landscape. This piece of land was put up for mining by the Mines and Geology division of Government over the signature of the Minister of Mining Robert Montague in August 2018.

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PM Holness on Cockpit Country Mining. Last Thursday 26 September, Prime Minister Andrew Holness told Jamaicans in the United States that false notions were being spread in the Diaspora about the issues surrounding mining in the Cockpit Country. Holness has been in the US attending the UN Summit on environmental issues.

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Meanwhile, bauxite prospecting and mining has been expanding in Cockpit Country communities which were left out of the designated protected area. Since the Prime Minister's 2017 announcement, new mining leases have been granted by the Government of Jamaica which will allow bauxite companies to mine right up to the edge of the CCPA boundary.

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The company's bauxite mining activities are confined to two areas (SML 172 and SML 165), which are not part of the area to be protected as the Cockpit Country. A third area, SML173 adjoins the area to be protected but is not part of it and currently, no mining is taking place in that area.

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