Ecuador Court Upholds Rights of Nature, Rejects Copper Mine in Intag Valley

Source: Mongabay A court in Ecuador has upheld the rights of nature and blocked a proposed copper mine in the Intag Valley. The ruling comes after years of legal battles between mining company SolGold and local communities, who argued that … Continue reading →

Codelco’s Problematic Llurimagua Mining Project

And what the press is not telling the world Carlos Zorrilla (January 2023) Now that the international arbitration requested by the Chilean mining giant Codelco against the Ecuador is attracting worldwide attention, it feels like the right time to inform … Continue reading →

Ecuador’s Problematic Llurimagua Mining Project

The Chilean mining giant Codelco against the Ecuador is attracting worldwide attention. What is really behind the arbitration? Continue reading →

Reuters: Chile’s Codelco wants arbitration with Ecuador over Llurimagua project

Chile’s state-controlled Codelco, the world’s top copper mining company, said on Thursday it had requested international arbitration with Ecuador and its National Mining Company (Enami EP) over the Llurimagua project. Continue reading →

ECUADOR’S ELECTIONS SHOW MINING DAYS ARE NUMBERED

Coupled with the landslide approval of an anti-mining referendum in Ecuador’s third largest city, the writing could not be more up on the wall for mining’s future. Continue reading →

CODELCO’s Presence is Rejected (again) in Intag

Ecuador – Intag Assembly: In Defence of Our Territory Source : MiningWatch Canada (Intag, Ecuador) With the presence of approximately 2,000 people representing the 7 parishes that make up the Intag area, the Intag-wide assembly “In Defence of Our Territory” … Continue reading →

Stopping a Capital Environmental Crime: The Rocket Frog and Intag’s Future

By Carlos Zorrilla | Source: Medium To the human eye, the mostly dark-green Confusing Rocket Frog is not as attractive as the Harlequin Longnose Frog. Both amphibians are found in a patch of forest in Ecuador’s Intag region and nowhere … Continue reading →

Dear Codelco, BHP and Cornerstone:

Following is a signed manifestation from the civil society of Intag rejecting the presence of mining in Intag: Continue reading →

New images of Codelco’s “responsible” mining in Junin.