[6] Pacific Rim Mining Corporation subsequently were granted a license to explore the site, but were met with protests from local villagers, who launched the "I Reject Metal Mining" campaign, due to their concerns about public health and water contamination.

[3] In 2010, the Committee in Solidarity with the People of El Salvador reported on the arrest of the eight murder suspects.

The roundtable's criticism of the authorities included claims that the suspects were "former paid promoters of the Canadian mining company Pacific Rim".

[4] In 2009,[11] Pacific Rim commenced legal action against El Salvador for lost profit and expenses.

[4] In 2016, an international tribunal rejected Pacific Rim's claims of $250 million compensation and ordered Pacific Rim's parent company OceanaGold to pay $8 million compensation to El Salvador to cover their legal fees.