Junin in La Hora Ecuador
August 31, 2004: En Intag dijeron basta August 29, 2004: Problema de minas en Junin toca fondo August 24, 2004: Desmienten inicio de perforación en la concesión del área de Junín August 24, 2004: Siguen los problemas en las minas de Junín en Cotacachi
Read MoreJUNIN: Another Blow to Ascendant as Road Equipment Forced to Turn Back
Another blow to Ascendant Exploration was delivered this past Friday August 27th, when five communities in the Junin area definitely rejected Ascendant’s offer to improve the roads into the communities. As a result of the decision, the company was forced to withdraw their equipment and leave the area. Representatives from the communities of Chalguayacu Alto, […]
Read MoreTRIUNFO CONTRA EL PROYECTO MINERO JUNIN, ECUADOR
Buenas noticias. Este 27 de agosto fue otro día histórico en la lucha de las comunidades afectadas por el proyecto minero "Junin", zona de Intag, Cantón Cotacachi, que desde 1995 luchan en defensa de su dignidad, sus derechos civiles y de vivir en un medio ambiente libre de contaminación. Las directivas de las comunidades de […]
Read MoreConfrontation in Junin
This past Monday, 22 August, Ascendant Exploration, with close to 100 paid machete-yielding workers from communities far from the mining area, tried to forcibly bring in their machinery to work on road maintenance, against the wishes of the 3 communities most likely to be affected by the Junin mining project in this area. The workers […]
Read MoreComunidades Rechazan Ascendant Exploration.. de nuevo!!
LÍDERES COMUNITARIOS RECHAZAN PRESENCIA DE LA EMPRESA MINERA ASCEDANT EXPLORATION EN JUNIN, ECUADOR Intag, 23 Agosto 2004 Este pasado sábado, 21 de agosto, representantes de 5 comunidades del sector de Junin unánimemente tomaron la decisión de rechazar los ofrecimientos de la empresa Ascendant Exploration de construir nuevas carreteras y rehabilitar otras, en una medida que […]
Read MoreCommunities Reject Ascendant Exploration…Again!
COMMUNITY LEADERS REJECT PRESENCE OF ASCENDANT EXPLORATION IN JUNIN ECUADOR Intag, 23 August 2004 This past Saturday, 21 August, representatives from 5 communities in the Junin area unanimously decided to reject Ascendant’s offer of building new roads and rehabilitating others, in a move that will have serious repercussions for the company’s intent to sell their […]
Read MoreECUADOR: COTACACHI COUNTY VIOLATED BY ILLEGAL PRESENCE OF TRANSNATIONAL MINING COMPANY
Cotacachi County has become a national and international reference point for social and economic development, having been recognized globally for its effective environmental protection, and of the quality of life of it’s citizens. The county’s residents are largely indigenous and small-farmers. Ecuador’s Ministry of Energy and Mines gave away the mining concessions Golden 1 and […]
Read MoreJUNIN UPDATE 2 AUGUST 2004
Dear all- A lot to write about, unfortunately. This is the latest from the Junin area; please get involve: 2nd of August 2004 1. I heard (today) that the miners have set up a camp less than a kilometer from Junin’s community reserve, fit for 70 people. Apparently their aim is reestablishing the camp at […]
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