In the community of La Lima in Guatemala, Elda Dinora Ramírez, 58, looks towards a small well at the back of her home. Dusty wooden planks lie across the opening, concealing(隐藏，掩盖) the faint gleam of water far below. “The well is drying up again,” she says.
在危地马拉的拉利马社区，58岁的埃尔达·迪诺拉·拉米雷斯望着自家后院的一口小井。布满灰尘的木板横在井口，遮住了深处微弱的水光。“井又要干涸了，”她说。
Ramírez’s home lies less than a mile from Era Dorada – a goldmining project acquired(收购，获得) by the Canadian multinational Aura Minerals in January 2025. After years of inactivity, the project was reactivated(重新启动，使恢复活动) this year when the Guatemalan government granted Aura a construction licence(向Aura颁发了施工许可证).
拉米雷斯的家距离“黄金时代”项目不到一英里——这是加拿大跨国公司Aura Minerals于2025年1月收购的一个金矿项目。在沉寂多年后，该项目于今年重新启动，当时危地马拉政府向Aura颁发了施工许可证。
Exploration began in 1997 under the then-owners Entre Mares, a subsidiary(子公司) of Goldcorp, and the project has faced a significant backlash(强烈反对，抵制) throughout its 29-year history.
勘探始于1997年，当时的所有者是Entre Mares公司，它是Goldcorp的子公司，该项目在其29年的历史中一直面临强烈的反对。