The ongoing struggle of local communities against an open pit copper mine in the region of Intag, Ecuador
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More Images of the destructive presence of CODELCO and ENAMI in Intag

Posted on April 9, 2015 by admin

The Beautifull Junin Cloudforest

the transporting of equipment for the perforationsThe pipes which will be used for the initial drilling.

90 Wells which will be 700 meters deep on average which inevitably will contaminate the river Junin.

90 Wells which will be 700 meters deep on average which inevitably will contaminate the Junin river.

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Letter from Intag organizations to the Chilean President

In October Intag organizations wrote a letter to the Chilean President showing their solidarity against extractivism and warning of the consequences of reopening the Intag mining project. You can read the letter here (Note this is an English language version of the letter, not the original. The original is here.)

Links
www.decoin.org
www.cordinadorazonalintag.blogspot.com

How open pit mining contaminates

Acid mine Open pit mining results in huge quantities of waste rock. The rock in Intag contains chalcopyrite and pyrite. These are acid generating sulphides. The acid releases heavy metals contained in the rock body. These metals are toxic at low doses. contamination information
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