There is a dearth of information in the public domain about what gold mining entails, what challenges it poses, what opportunities it presents, and what it may mean for communities and the country as a whole. The purpose of this Report is to help fill that gap.

Many of the agreements that Newmont obtained to conduct mining exploration on Haitian’s land were obtained without the informed consent of landowners and/or land occupants. Some reported a lack of time to read the agreements themselves or reported an inability to read the agreement at all and signed agreements with thumbprints due to their illiteracy.