Intag Marred by Violence
Update 13 September Yesterday, September 12 a group of six persons identified as Ascendant Copper Corporation employees by Junin community members were found inside Junin’s forest reserve without authorization. First reports tell of a confrontation between the two sides, and the six alleged employees fleeing to the forest. The call went out and up to […]
Read MoreAMPARO FRENA PROYECTO MINERO
Cotacahi, 24 de Agosto 2006 Hoy, el presidente de la comunidad de JUNIN, presentó un amparo constitucional para frenar la aprobación del Estudio de Impacto Ambiental de la empresa mineras Ascendant Copper Corporation, para el proyecto minero JUNIN. El amparo solicita que, debido a las irregularidades, y violaciones a la constituciòn y leyes nacionales, el […]
Read MoreASCENDANT HIT WITH COURT INJUNCTION
ASCENDANT COPPER CORPORATION HIT BY CONSTITUTIONAL INJUNCTION Cotacachi, 24 August 2006 (corrected 25/08) Today a Constitutional Injunction to stop Ascendant Copper Corporations Environmental Impact Study for the Junin Copper Mining Project from being approved by the Ministry of Energy and Mines was presented by Mr. Edmundo Lucero, president of the community of Junin. The injunction […]
Read MoreBASEBALL HATS AND BULLSHIT
Red Baseball Caps, Pens and Signatures: Socializing the EIA the Ascendant WayAnti-Corruption Commission and Ombudsman Come Down Hard on AscendantThe Army and AscendantNew Legal Obstacles for Ascendant 14 AugustDuring the past few weeks the company has been going through the motions of “socializing” what they consider to be the Environmental Impact Study for the Junin […]
Read MoreCurse of Copper
The documentary short “Curse of Copper” is available for download at ekosTV.com. This is the official 34-minute version that will be shown at this year’s Environmental International Film Festival in Toronto.
Read MoreAnti-Corruption Commission Finds Irregularities with the Junin Mining Project
Congressional Anti-Corruption Commission finds a host of irregularities with Ascendant’s Junin mining project After months of investigation, Ecuador’s Congressional Civic Anti-Corruption Commission released their initial findings related to Junin’s mining project and found a number of serious irregularities and illegalities. Many of the findings point out the irregularities with the way the Environmental Impact Study […]
Read MoreImages from the Quito March
Ascendent’s office being closed down for violating community rights, July 13, 2006. View All Images
Read MoreQUITO MARCH A HUGE SUCESS
14 July 2006 The march in Quito was a huge success, and very moving. It much bigger than we anticipated. The Ap and MSN Money carried the news today, though their estimation of the total number of participants was much too low (250) We estimated that around 700 people participated, filling one of Quito-s main […]
Read MoreINTAG MARCHES IN QUITO
13 july 2006 INTAG MARCHESNEW THREATS Yesterday, approximately 400 men, women and children came from Intag to Cotacachi and later to Quito to march against the Junin mining project. After the march in Cotacachi the people got on buses and came to Quito’s beautiful San Franscisco Plaza, within earshot of the presidential palace. There was […]
Read MoreMore Legal Hassles for Ascendant
MiniUpdate 8 July 2006 More Troubles for Ascendant: The Nation’s Ombudsman Intervenes in the Junin Case “….With the above antecedents, and in view of the fact that the facts denounced would indicate that Articles 24(6), 86, 87, 88, 89 and 91 of the National Constitution of the Republic have been violated and by virtue of […]
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