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
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ECUADOR’S ELECTIONS SHOW MINING DAYS ARE NUMBERED
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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
Chilean press reports on the new comptroller’s report regarding Codelco’s presence in Intag
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Chilean press reports on the new comptroller’s report regarding Codelco’s presence in Intag Continue reading
An unprecedented legal victory for indigenous rights in Ecuador frees up huge swath of Amazonian rain forest from gold mining
On October 22nd 2018, the Kofan people of Sinangoe in the Ecuadorian Amazon won a landmark legal battle to protect the headwaters of the Aguarico River, one of Ecuador’s largest and most important rivers. Source: https://www.amazonfrontlines.org/chronicles/sinangoe-victory/ The court has nullified 52 … Continue reading
Codelco is mining paradise!
The impacts of Codelco’s activities in Junin, please share this video!
Massive protests held against mining in Cotacachi on the 28th of March
To protest Codelco’s continued presence in Intag, citizens of Intag and Cotacachi gathered on the 28th of March to make their voices heard.
MINING COMPANIES TAKE NOTE: PROJECTS WILL BE AUDITED
The General Comptroller of the State will audit the mining projects: Fruta del Norte, Mirador, Quimsacocha, Río Blanco, San Carlos-Panantza, Llurimagua and Cascabel. This was stated on Tuesday by Yaku Pérez, president of the Ecuarunari, commenting on the results of … Continue reading
