Mining Exploration Starts in Ecuador
Jun 10th, 2009
The results are starting to be felt from Ecuador’s controversial new mining law, which opened the country to large-scale metal mining. Codelco — Chile’s state copper company and the world’s largest copper miner — has been given permission to explore south-central Ecuador for copper deposits.
Background:
South American Mine Resistance (Jan 29, 2009)
“Responsible Mining is a Miserable Lie” (Jan 12, 2009)