…[C]ommunity members from the municipalities of San José del Golfo and San Pedro Ayampuc…have blocked the entrance to the Tambor gold mine since March 2nd, 2012. The mining project, also known as Progreso 7 Derivada, belongs to Exploraciones Mineras de Guatemala, S.A. (EXMINGUA), local subsidiary of…Radius Gold…The community members…base their principal demand on their constitutional right to a community consultation, or local plebiscite…Efren Sinay…laments the harassment suffered by the locals in resistance. Particularly…the events that took place last May 8th, 2012…[when] several National Police vehicles escorted heavy machinery and attempted to enter the mining site by force…