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 […]
Read MoreIn 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 […]
Read MoreMay 14 (Strange) Update: IN INTAG EVEN THE DEAD SUPPORT MINING!
This could be one for Ripley’s Believe it or Not. Today I got a hold of a document with a lot of nonsense about an assembly supporting the work of the mining company in Intag, and rejecting the presence of Carlos Zorrilla, for leading the opposition against the mining project. Further down, the fictional assembly […]
Read MoreMay 4th Update 2
May 4th Updates to the update…More information is slowly filtering in about the confrontation that took place yesterday in the vicinity of Junin. Not surprisingly, there are different versions; the one I heard today was that closer to 20 what the communities labeled “intruders” were found in the junction of the Chalguayacu and Junin Rivers, […]
Read MoreINTAG 4 MAY UPDATE
Ascendant’s Supposed EIA Running Into TroubleConcessions Again Imperiled: Government Reaffirms Community’s Rights to Prior ConsultationNew Confrontation in JuninNew Campaign Targets Ascendant Ascendant’s Supposed EIA Running Into Trouble DECOIN recently uncovered proof that Ascendant Copper Corporation’s Environmental Impact Study (EIS) was undertaken without the approval or knowledge of governmental mining authorities, and violating other legal procedures. […]
Read MoreAnti-Mining Factions to Join Forces Against Ascendant
It was only a matter of time, but it’s now official: CODEGAM has joined with the rest of Intag’s forces to oppose Ascendant’s Junin mining project. The proposal to work together against Ascendant came yesterday after a meeting of the main anti-mining forces in Intag: including CODEGAM, DECOIN and the Community Development Council. OFFICIAL BREAK […]
Read More13 March: Stunning New Setback for Ascendant Copper Corporation
Zona de Intag 12 March 2006 This time it was a meeting Ascendant had called in the village they considered “theirs” – Chalguayacu Alto, where Ascendant and Daimi Services thought it was safe to hold a meeting to socialize the Environmental Impact Study. It seems the natives were not as friendly as they imagined. Anti-mining […]
Read MoreMarch 7th UPDATE, mod 10 March
UPDATE 7 MARCH 2006 New Setbacks for AscendantLegal Processes LawsuitsThe Frankenstein FactorChalguayacu AltoThe 24 Hour Arrest Warrants New Setbacks.On Thursday, March 2nd, community members detained 3 employees of Daimi Services in Chalguayacu Bajo and were taken to Junin. Daimi is the public relations company hired by Ascendant to, supposedly, socialize their Environmental Impact Statement and […]
Read MoreDAIMI Services in TROUBLE, Ascendant loses more support 2 March 2006
Reports from Junin today tell of three Daimi Services employees taken to Junin by dozens of anti-mining protesters from several communities to protest the presence of Daimi Services and Ascendant Copper Corporation in Intag. On previous occasions, the mining company was clearly warned by communities that neither they nor their representatives were wanted in the […]
Read MoreJUNIN’S NEW ANTI-MINING COUNCIL
Today, the community of Junin elected a new community council. The council is made up of some of the community’s most committed anti-mining activists. Edmundo Lucero, the new president, pledge to continue resisting the mining project at all cost. The rest of the democractically: Mercy Torres Secretary; Leonidas Leon, Treasurer, and Vice President. At the […]
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