ECUADOR: 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 […]
Read MoreRESUMEN DE ALGUNAS CARACTERÍSTICAS, E IMPACTOS AMBIENTALES DEL PROYECTO MINERO "JUNIN" (PARTE DEL PROYECTO IMBAOESTE)- ZONA DE INTAG, PROVINCI
Datos tomados del Estudio de Impacto Ambiental para el proyecto minero, elaborado para JICA – Japanese Internacional Cooperation Agency, y por el Japan Metal Mining Agency (Agencia japonesa Internacional de Cooperación, y la Agencia japonesa de Metales y Minería) (*NOTA: los impactos aquí descritos se basan en el descubrimiento de una cuarta parte del total […]
Read MoreANTECEDENTES SOBRE LA PRESENCIA DE COMPAÑÍAS MINERAS EN JUNÍN
Desde los inicios de los años noventa se ha explorado por minerales en el sector de Junín. La compañía Bishimetals, subsidiaria de la Mitsubishi, halló grandes depósitos de cobre y otros minerales en la Cordillera del Toisán, como parte del proyecto Junin-Cuellaje, financiado por la Agencia Japonesa Internacional de Cooperación (JICA por sus siglas en […]
Read MoreASCENDANT EXPLORATION ILLEGAL MINING CONCESSIONS IN ECUADOR
THE ONGOING STRUGGLE BY JUNÍN, AND NEIGHBORING COMMUNITIES, TO ASSERT THEIR CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS At the same time Ascendant Exploration is trying (and failing) to go around Intag’s community’s selling their 16.5 million “development project”, more and more communities are waking up to the project’s false claims. The latest manifestation of the growing anti-mining stance was […]
Read MoreMINERÍA AMENAZA CORDILLERA DEL TOISAN
CORDILLERA DE TOISÁN EN PELIGRO PROYECTO MINERO DE COBRE AMENAZA DERECHOS HUMANOS, COMUNIDADES, RESERVA ECOLÓGICA, BOSQUES PRIMARIOS, RÍOS CRISTALINOS, ESPECIES EN PELIGRO DE EXTINCIÓN, Y ALTERNATIVAS DE DESARROLLO SUSTENTABLES EN EL ECUADORV JUNIO 2006 La hermosa y excepcionalmente biodiversa Cordillera de Toisán, ubicada en el Cantón Cotacachi, provincia de Imbabura, noroccidente del Ecuador, enfrenta la […]
Read MoreA Brief History of Mining in the Junin area
BRIEF HISTORY ON THE PRESENCE OF MINING COMPANIES IN JUNÍN ECUADOR From the early nineties, mining exploration has taken place in the Junín area of Intag. Bishimetals, a subsidiary of Mitsubishi, discovered large deposits of copper and other minerals in the biodiverse Toisan Range, as part of the Junin-Cuellaje project, financed by the Japanese International […]
Read MoreJUNIN MINING CONCESSION DEEMED ILLEGAL
The Junin mining concession (Golden 1 and Golden 2), recently sold to Ascendant Exploration, is considered illegal, according to lawyers belonging to the human rights organization CDES – Centro de Derechos Economicos y Sociales, based in Quito. This is based on the fact that the Constitutional Injunction presented by the Cotacachi Municipal government against the […]
Read MoreUrgent Funding Request
As you know, we are confronting a new mining company (Ascendant Exploration) in the Junin area that is investing a lot of money in convincing people that mining really is what everyone needs. They are literally investing money in “people”, outright buying them, offering high paying jobs, clinics, roads; well, you know the story (even […]
Read MoreBackground Information and an Update on Recent Developments
Junin representatives officially presented a claim to the People’s Defender in Quito on 27th of May against Ascendant Exploration mining company, and took the first firm steps to present their case to the Interamerican Human Rights Commission by contacting the legal organization who will be representing them. The following day representatives from Junin, Decoin, and […]
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