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Images from the Quito March

Ascendent’s office being closed down for violating community rights, July 13, 2006. View All Images

QUITO 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 […]

INTAG 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 […]

More 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 […]

Friends of the Earth calls on Canada’s Auditor General to investigate corruption by a Canadian mining company in Ecuador

Reposted from Environmental Communication Options News Releases (www.huffstrategy.com/MediaManager/ReadRelease.php?ReleaseID=235) 14/6/06 3:03PM(Ottawa, June 14, 2006) On the eve of a federal government-led initiative to debate regulating the activities of Canadian mining companies abroad*, Friends of the Earth has formally petitioned the Auditor General to investigate a junior mining company’s activities in Ecuador’s endangered Cloud Forest. “The Canadian […]

June 11, 2006 Update* WHY IS THE MINISTRY OF ENERGY AND MINES SO UPSET AT ASCENDANT?AND, WHY IS THE MAYOR OF COTACACHI SO PISSED WITH THE COMPANY?(and other tales Ascendant woes) “The Ministry of Energy and Mines, concerned with the escalation of conflicts in the areas of Golden 1 and Golden 2, takeS no responsibility […]

INTAG RECHAZA ASCENDANT COPPER CORPORATION

20 de Mayo 2006 Golpe Mortal para Ascendant: Todo indica que la Asamblea Zonal realizada por las Juntas Parroquiales de Intag este último sábado en García Moreno, se convertirá en el golpe mortal para los planes de la empresa transnacional Ascendant Copper Corporation de minar cobre en la zona de Intag. Los que estuvieron en […]

Images From the May 20th Meeting

Intag’s Parishes and Communities Demand: "ASCENDANT HAS TO LEAVE INTAG IMMEDIATELY" View Images >

20 May- Deadly Blow to Ascendant

20 May 2006 Intag deals a deadly blow to Ascendant Copper Corporation’s plan to mine copper in Ecuador It was a hot, perfectly sunny day in the town García Moreno where, depending on three different sources, between 500 and 800 representatives from all of Intag’s Parishes and most of its communities, in addition to most […]

In the News: Ascendant Copper Corporation Meets Resistance in Ecuador

From Upside Down WorldWritten by Cyril Mychalejko | Monday, 15 May 2006 | Go to Article In spite of criticism and resistance from local residents, Canadian mining company Ascendant Copper Corporation has big plans for its two large mining operations in Ecuador. “We are confident that Ecuador will grow to be one of the world’s […]