Update 2 August….AND MORE NEWS
3 August A quick update on the mining situation: On July 29th the government sent in 200 police (according to eye witnesses) to clear the road from protesters who had been blockading access the CECAL limestone mine for months (Selva Alegre Parish). This was the second attempt by the government to forcefully reopen the mine. […]
Read MoreNEWS UPDATE (on other things besides mining… well, almost)
DECOIN NEWS UPDATE April 2010 During the past 15 years DECOIN has been forced to concentrate most of its energies, time and funding on helping to stop two large-scale mining projects that threaten our forest and biodiversity, our rivers and streams as well as our communities. More importantly, the mining project also threatens a community-based […]
Read MoreCOPPER MESA DELISTED FROM THE TORONTO STOCK EXCHANGE!!
Last Friday (Feb. 19) was the last trading day for Copper Mesa on the Toronto Stock Exchange!!! (español/inglés) As most of you know, on January 19 of this year, the Toronto Stock Exchange took the decision of delisting Copper Mesa Mining Corporation from the exchange. Interestingly, the company did not appeal the TSX’s decision, and […]
Read MoreDECOIN’s Assembly: Photos and Text (en español e inglés)
DECOIN’s gathering this past Friday (22nd Jan) at the Piscinas de Nangulví. For the report, see below. (versión en español le sigue al inglés) On Friday, January 22, at the Pisicinas de Nangulví, DECOIN held an assembly to celebrate 15 years of work and to elect a new board. The Assembly was an extraordinary event. […]
Read MorePINETREE and Copper Mesa Mining Corporation’s Latest Bullish Report
Dec 11 2009 Pinetree and Copper Mesa Mining Corporation’s Latest Bullish Report If the quote: -You can never underestimate the intelligence of the American Public- is true, then it is even more true to hold that You can never overestimate the idiocy of the Canadian investment firms. Yeah, I’m thinking of Pinetree’s latest latest brilliant […]
Read MoreCOPPER MESA SELLING ITS FLOTSAM
COPPER MESA SELLING ITS FLOTSAM Apparently Nortec Ventures decided not to buy Copper Mesa’s Ecuadorian flotsam. But the company’s debris is still for sale. Just what is up for grabs? In spite of what Copper Mesa claims in page one of the latest Management’s Discussion and Analysis for the three months ending March 31, 2009, […]
Read MoreArticle 24 and Copper Mesa’s -Nortec doomed venture
Another Bad Deal in the Works In the midst of Copper Mesa and Nortec Venture’s deal, and not mentioned in the company’s latest creative reports, is the implication of the Ecuadorian government’s intention of taking over as many old mining concessions- including Copper Mesa’s ex JUNIN concessions, which the company lost in November of 2008
Read MoreNineteen Reasons Why Nortec Ventures Should Stay Out of the Intag Region of Ecuador
Thursday, 23 April 2009 Canada’s Nortec Ventures Corp., a mining company based in Vancouver, announced this month its intention of buying Copper Mesa Mining Corporation’s Ecuadorian assets. Three Intag residents recently filed a lawsuit against Copper Mesa (formerly Ascendant Copper), as well as the Toronto Stock Exchange, for their alleged responsibility of ongoing violence directed […]
Read MoreMining ban lift? Maybe, but not for Copper Mesa
ECUADOR: Mining ban lift, but not for Copper MesaEspañol a continuación According to Reuters’s November 10th article, Correa’s government is trying to revive the mining sector in the South of the country (with very little luck by the way), but the government is explicit that the nation’s mining plans do not include the Intag area, […]
Read MoreCOPPER MESA SUED IN CANADA
Activist presented lawsuit against the TSX which includes Ascendant Copper on March 4 espaniol a continuacion.. http://upsidedownworld.org/main/content/view/1742/68/ Lawsuit: Canadian Mining Firm Financed Violence in Ecuador Written by Jennifer Moore Tuesday, 03 March 2009 Source: The Tyee TMX Group denies claim. Win could affect thousands of other projects by Canadian companies. “Financing being raised in Canada […]
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