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Codelco awarded concessions in protected areas close to Quito

Posted on October 9, 2017 by admin

Protected areas affected: Cuenca del Río Guayabamba (Area 1); Flanco Oriental de Pichincha and cinturón verde de Quito; and Maquipucuna. The first two mentioned are state run and the latter is private.

Ecuadorians call on Chile to stop financing human rights abuses.

Posted on February 12, 2017 by admin

On Monday, February 6, hundreds of Ecuadorians from different mining-affected communities, including those from 22 communities in the Intag area, came to Quito to express their rejection of mining activities carried out in their territories. Other residents of the Pacto … Continue reading →

Twenty-One Reasons Why Codelco should stay out of the Llurimagua mining Project in Intag

Posted on September 19, 2016 by admin

The communities of Intag, backed by most local governments, have forced two transnational mining companies to abandoned the Llurimagua mining project since 1995, the year the resistance to mining initiated in Intag. Since 2012, the government of Ecuador, with support … Continue reading →

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The Most Recent Letter From Intag’s Four Most Crucial Communities to Chile’s President

Posted on August 26, 2016 by admin

Click here to view the letter to Chile´s president: Carta a Bachelet

Dragones en el Eden

Posted on June 20, 2016 by admin

Haga Click Aqui para el documento completo/Click here for to get the attachement:DRAGONES EN EL EDEN Junio 2016

Breaking News: CODELCO in Intag

Posted on October 14, 2015 by admin

Click on the following link for the latest on Codelco in Ecuador: CODELCO IN INTAG Update PDF

More Images of the destructive presence of CODELCO and ENAMI in Intag

Posted on April 9, 2015 by admin

Cotacachi approval of Codelco – Enami mining project sets the stage for widespread conflicts

Posted on March 20, 2013 by admin

The main issue on the agenda of the official Municipal session this past Wednesday the 13th, was a vote on whether to approve or deny a permit needed by the government mining company to continue with its plans to start … Continue reading →

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linguito new species cloud forest

!!New Carnivore discovered in the cloud forests of Ecuador and Columbia. Read the full BBC article

spectacled bear is endangered by mine

Andean Spectacled Bear. One of many endangered animals threatened by the mining project. Click image to see more

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El Norte- Habitantes de Íntag preocupados por la exploración minera

To read more about global copper consumption and the conflicts it generates click global copper consumption

The community of Junin rejects ENAMI

August 2012 The residents of Junin, a community located inside the mining concession, rejects the presence of state mining company ENAMI.

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.)

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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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