More Concession on the Chopping Block / Se cancelarán más concesiones
More Concession on the Chopping BlockEspaniol abajo… Published in El Univeso Newspaper (Ecuador’s largest daily) Monday January 28th, 2008 Mandate will revoke mineral concessionsQUITO A decision by the National Constituent Assembly will broaden thegovernment’s resolution to revoke 587 mining concessions. The miningindustry association rejects the mandate and warns of a possible workstoppage. The government has […]
Read More*****ASCENDANT FINISHED IN INTAG- FIN DE ASCENDANT EN INTAG
AS THE MINISTRY HAS SAID, THE REVISION OF THE CONCESSIONS WILL CONTINUE AND WILL PROBABLY RESULT IN HUNDREDS OF OTHER CONCESSIONS REVERTING BACK TO THE STATE!! Ecuador revokes hundreds of mine concessions Reuters Friday January 25 2008 http://www.guardian.co.uk/feedarticle?id=7257064 (Adds deputy mining minister’s comments and details, paragraphs 11-19) By Alonso Soto and Alexandra Valencia QUITO, Jan […]
Read MoreDarker Days Ahead for Mining in Ecuador- CONIAE se prununcia contra la minería
DARKER DAYS AHEAD FOR CANADIAN MINING COMPANIES IN ECUADORNATIONAL ASSEMBLY TO REGULATE MININGCONAIE SE MANIFIESTA CONTRA LA MINERIA EN ECUADOR{ASAMBLEA NACIONAL REGULARÁ LA MINERÍA On January 8th, CONAIE, Ecuador’s largest and most powerful indigenous organization, signaled its intent on joining the anti-mining resistance sweeping Ecuador in a news release. The organization, composed of dozens of […]
Read MoreA BRIEF HISTORY OF RESISTANCE TO MINING IN INTAG, ECUADOR
MITSUBISHI AND THE WORLD BANK COME TO INTAG(updated jan/08) Exploration for metallic minerals intensified in the Junín area with the arrival of Bishimetals in the early 1990s. Junín is a community located in Intag, a 1,500 km2 expanse of cloud forests and farms in northwestern Ecuador (Cotacachi County, Imbabura Province). Bishimetals, a subsidiary of Mitsubishi […]
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