The nexus of mining companies, the mainstream media, the Canadian government, International Finance Institutions and bought off NGOs work hard to keep the reality of large-scale, open pit mines out of picture, keep community resistance marginalized...Deforestation, erosion, water contamination and water shortages are common issues in mining affected communities...This report comes out of community requests for information about the wider activities of Goldcorp around the world...The counterspin is about hard facts, about the realities people face on the ground...[refers to Goldcorp operations in: USA (Glamis Imperial Corporation, Marigold, Wharf Open-pit Gold Mine), Guatemala (Marlin Mine [owned by Montana Exploradora], Cerro Blanco), Argentina (Alumbrera, co-owned by Goldcorp, Xstrata and Northern Orion), Honduras (San Martin Mine, Minerales Entre Mares), Canada (Red Lake Gold Mines, Musselwhite Mine, Equity Silver, Éléonore Mine, Porcupine Joint Venture), Mexico (Peñasquito, Nukay, Los Filos/Bermejal, El Sauzal), Dominican Republic (Pueblo Viejo), Brazil (Amapari mine), Chile (La Coipa Gold and Silver Mine)] [The Business & Human Rights Resource Centre invited Goldcorp to respond to the report. Goldcorp declined to respond]