Intag Solidarity Network Newsletter– January 23, 2006
Volume 2, Number 1

News for the North American community in solidarity with Intag. On the web at http://intagsolidarity.org/newsletter.htm

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[1] ISN International Human Rights Observer Report- Late December, 2005
[2] ISN International Human Rights Observer Report- December 10, 2005
[3] Audio Link to CBC Radio’s ‘As It Happens’ on Ascendant Mining Camp Burning
[4] DECOIN Update: 5 January 2006
[5] Police Disrupt the Peace in Junin Again
[6] Ascendant to Submit Environmental Impact Study on its Junin, Ecuador Copper/Molyporphyry Project
[7] Ascendant to submit Junín EIS for public comment mid-Jan – from BNamericas.com
[8] Undersec: Mining investment hits US$100mn in 2005 – By  Harvey Beltrán -BNamericas.com

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Editors’ Note:

In this issue of the ISN-USA Newsletter, we provide two reports from our human rights observers.  The first offers a short summary of events documented by two observers who were in Junin for part of November and December.  They were present in the weeks leading up to the burning of Ascendant’s “expirmental farm.”  Of particular note, they report that Polibio Perez received a death threat, one of several he has received.  The second report comes from an observer who was present during the burning of the Ascendant “experimental farm.”  It offers an eyewitness account of what transpired.  This newsletter also contains reports from
Carlos Zorrilla about police activity in Intag, especially visits to Junin, which are highly unusual events.  These were, no doubt, prompted by the burning of the Ascendant “experimental farm,” and indicate that Junin and nearby communities are experiencing an increase in state surveillance and harassment.

Finally, this issues offers news about Ascendant’s environmental impact study.  Ecuadorian law requires that mining companies file such studies before they can move ahead with development of a mine.  It is of special importance to the struggle, because Junin as worked to keep Ascendant off of their properties as a way to prevent the company from accomplishing the required study.  If Ascendant did the study in a legitimate fashion, without breaking the law, they would have had to have entered Junin’s property without their permission, a violation of the community’s rights similar to breaking and entering someone’s house.  There is also a history involved with these studies, as it was Bishi Metal’s environmental impact study that turned communities against mining back in the 1990s because it outlined the massive ecological and community destruction that would result from building the mine.  Ascendant claims that Bishi Metal’s study was poorly conducted, and argues that the environmental impact will be minimal.  So, part of the struggle now is to contest the method of conducting the study as well as its findings.

Junin and Intag region now enter the rainy season.  While anything can happen at any time, we note that in the past mining company activity slows down during the rainy season, while the company plots and plans for the drier season come April.

The editors
Glen David Kuecker
Jacob P.K. Gross

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[1] ISN International Human Rights Observer Report- Late December, 2005

Summary from Ben and Jay

One of the first days that we were in Junín, we accompanied Don Julio, Don Polibio, Don Alirio and several other members of the community to a meeting in Rio Verde concerning AgroIndustrial trying to buy the rights to the water of the river that the community depends upon to survive.  For many years, the company has been polluting the water, and many people have gotten sick as a result.  Recently the community had analysis of the water done, but was not sure what had happened to the results.  Now AgroIndustrial was attempting to buy the rights to the water so that the people of the community will not be able to do anything about the pollution.  At the meeting, all of the people discussed how this was the last straw, that without water they would not even be able to live.  Two representatives of the community were selected to accompany Polibio to Cotacachi in order to log an official complaint.

On the 16th of November, the president of Ascendant and several other representatives of  the company arrived at the control, asking to be allowed to come in and talk with the people.  Hugo first called down to the community and alerted the people to what was going on, and then allowed the car to pass, telling the group that they could go down to the community at their own risk but that the people of Junín would not be held responsible for anything that happened.  At this point the president became nervous about the situation and asked for the control to be reopened (Hugo had locked it when the car entered) so that they could leave. Hugo told the group that they would have to wait for the arrival of the community members.  Being that there had a been a reunion that day, many people had been in the community when Hugo had called down, and around 25 came up to the control, many carrying sticks and machetes.  The people informed the president that they had no desire to talk with him or anyone else from the company, and that entry into the area of Junín would not be tolerated in the future.  The president responded that the company was actually done in the area of Junín, and that neither he nor anyone else from the company would come to Junín again.  Finally the control was reopened and the group was allowed to leave.

Several days after helping the community of Rio Verde in logging the complaint against AgroIndustrial, Polibio Perez received a death threat against himself and the rest of his family.  Although Polibio and many other people from Junín have received death threats in the past, the fact that this one was directed at the family of Polibio as well made this threat hit a little closer to home.  Polibio told us that this was the last straw, and that all of the affected communities needed to unite and strike a final blow to mining in the area.

Recently, a warrant was put out for the brother of Oscar Ramirez (the current president of ecotourism in Junín).  According to Olga Cultid, the problem had began when he had decided to sell a portion of his land to DECOIN for the community reserve.  The family members of his wife had written a fake bill of sale for all his land to Ascendant, and apparently tricked him into signing the document.  Shortly thereafter, a warrant was put out for his arrest for faking a bill of sale.  At this time we are not certain whether the situation has  been resolved or not, although Oscar s brother has not been arrested to date.  This is a great example of the situation in the community, how families have been torn apart as the company buys people off.

In the last few days of our time in Junín, it was announced the Ascendant had succeeded in acquiring $10 million dollars for use in the projects in Ecuador; $6 million for the project in the Oriente, and $4 million for Junín.  Many of the people in the community are more worried than ever, as they had seen in the past that with enough money the company had been able to change the minds of people in the community.  The ex-president of the community, Don Cesar, who owns a huge amount of land in and around the community had announced that he wanted to sell his land to the company, but Ascendant had run out of money shortly thereafter.  With the new source of money it is very likely that Don Cesar will once again try to sell his land to the company.

[2] International Human Rights Observer Report: The Events in Chalguayaco Bajo on Dec. 10, 2005

On December 10, 2005 I served as an international human rights observer in the community of Chalguayacu Bajo in the Intag Region of Ecuador.  In light of the events of that day, in which a building owned by the Ascendant Mining Corporation was burned, as well as a series of discrepancies that have arisen in various news reports and press releases, I am writing to describe the occurrences of that day as I witnessed them.

The events that I witnessed were as follows:

At approximately 9 o’clock in the morning on December 10, 2005, I was present outside of a family home in Chalguayacu Bajo.  At that time a series of truckloads of people began to arrive and gather and a considerable number of people also arrived on foot.  By 9:45 a large group was gathered and a brief general assembly held, lasting approximately 15 minutes.  During that assembly, a decision was made to take over the building and property located about 200 meters down the road from the site of the assembly; property owned by the Ascendant Mining Corporation.  In addition, there were no objections to such action stated by any individual present during the meeting and thus the assembly came to a close.

As the assembly adjourned, the group of people who had partaken walked the 200 meters to the Ascendant property.  While walking, a number of individuals carried a large sign made from sheet-like material stating the communities’ rejection of mining activities in the area and demanding the departure of the Ascendant Mining Corporation.

When the group arrived a heavyset Ascendant employee approached.  He appeared to have been working outside of the building, as he did not emerge from the building itself, but came walking up the driveway.  The employee entered the porch area of the building at which point a conversation began between him and the members of the communities.  The members of the communities explained that they were taking over the Ascendant property because they felt that their rights were being violated, and demanded that the Ascendant employees leave.  The heavyset Ascendant employee expressed his disapproval.  During their conversation, another Ascendant employee who was wearing a backwards baseball cap entered the porch area.  The employee wearing the backwards hat approached to within a very close distance of one of the women standing on the porch area, such that their faces were approximately a foot apart and their bodies apparently in contact.  The employee wearing the backwards hat then made what seemed to be some aggressive gestures and comments.  At that point a small amount of pushing occurred and both employees were pushed out of the porch area and then walked off the property onto the road.  Thus, the pushing seemed to be precipitated by the employee with the backwards hat and lasted for approximately 10 seconds.  Neither employee was hurt in any way during this episode, and after the employees were off of the porch the pushing stopped and both left the grounds walking on their own accord.

The two employees who were previously on the porch were then joined on the road outside the property by approximately seven other Ascendant employees.  At that point an approximately 15 minute conversation ensued, during which varying members of the community spoke to the heavy set employee who stood with the other Ascendant employees.  During the conversation the heavyset employee asked to reenter the building in order to retrieve a personal computer and other personal items.  The members of the communities then allowed him to do so and I entered the building as well.  The employee placed his computer in a bag in a room with a table and television on the wall.  He then entered another room and took a few other personal belongings and exited.  At that point the employees got into and on the back of a pickup truck and left.

Following the departure of the employees, electric wiring was removed from the outside of the building.  Subsequently the building was burned.  As the building burned, the members of the communities returned to the site of the assembly.

About an hour later, a member of the local police force arrived.  The members of the communities explained the occurrences of that day and their desire for the departure of the mining company and then took the police officer to see the then burnt building.  The police officer then departed.  Roughly three hours later approximately 20 members of the Ecuadorian National Police arrived.  They questioned a number of individuals and were also taken to the site of Ascendant’s building.  After approximately one hour they departed.

Claims made in news reports and press releases:

According to an article published by the Canadian Press on December 14th, Ascendant representatives stated that various articles were stolen from the Ascendant premises.  An Ascendant press release from December 13th stated “medical supplies and equipment, including pharmaceuticals, farm communication equipment and personal property were stolen before the facilities were set ablaze.”  I did not witness one article being removed from the building.  One individual of approximately 13 years in age wanted to remove a soccer ball but was told not to by community members.  The remnants of the only article of great value that I saw, the aforementioned television, could be seen upon returning to the burnt building.

In addition, the same Canadian Press article offered an Ascendant claim that the building served as a health clinic and as stated above, the Ascendant press release said that the building contained medical supplies and equipment.  I saw no signs that the building was a health clinic.  There was no medical equipment or facilities in view when I entered.  The Canadian Press article also stated that the building served to give agricultural classes to community members.  In regard to this claim as well, I saw nothing in the building indicating that it served for classes.  There was a small plastic table and two or three chairs.  There were no classroom-like materials such as a blackboard, notebooks, etc.

Lastly, the Canadian Press article also claimed that the Ascendant employees were both physically and verbally assaulted.  In addition, the Ascendant press release also stated that “the employees who were on the property were physically and verbally assaulted, but thankfully injuries were not serious.”  I did not witness any individual assaulted in any form.  Furthermore, no individual was injured in any way.

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[3] Audio Link to CBC Radio’s ‘As It Happens’ on Ascendant Mining Camp Burning

http://www.cbc.ca/insite/AS_IT_HAPPENS_TORONTO/2005/12/22.html

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[4] DECOIN Update: 5 January 2006

Strange Police Visit to Junín and Chalguayacu Bajo
Subsecretary of Energy and Mine Holds a Meeting in Quito on the Intag Problem Without the Main Protagonists
Lawsuit News
Ascendant’s EIA Plans

On Wednesday, January 3 2005 at approximately 15h30, a police patrol car from Ibarra with six passengers-one police uniform- arrived at Junin . The uniformed policeman was from the Garcia Moreno police substation.  Waiting for the patrol car in Junin were approximately 20 adults members from the community and some kids

The police started out by asking about the properties belonging to DECOIN*, and to confirm the presence Ascendant’s installations in Junin.  They also asked who was their leader. The people responded that if they wanted information about DECOIN they should to Apuela where they have their office and that the company did not have any installations in their community.   ((*DECOIN does not own any properties anywhere).

When the police asked why the community doesn’t allow the company into the community or their properties, community members responded that the community welcomes the company as they deserve.  Without further questions, they started to take information from the community sign, which contains data on the number of inhabitants.

They also took photographs against the community’s wishes.

After a while they drew back a certain distance from the community and took more photographs.  After noting that more and more community people were massing at the scene, approximately at 16h00 they (police) left.

SECOND ATTEMPT

Approximately at 20h00 that same day, the same patrol car arrived at Chalguayacu Bajo with three persons, again, with only one in police uniform- the same one as above, and they went in to Polibio’s house to give serve him with a summons, and warned him that he had to sign a receipt (of having received the citation)- which Polibio refused to do.  Then, one of the three in the group dressed in street clothes took out a gun and told Polibio he had to sign.

Polibio says that what he signed was similar to a citation order.  They also ordered him to call the other three persons on the list on the walkie talkie , to which Polibio responded that he didn’t have any walkie talkie and that they should deliver the citations themselves.  To this, one of them said that it didn’t really matter that it was Polibio Perez whom they were interested in.
—The above is translated from second-hand reports

The citations (or summons) were issued by the equivalent of the Police Superintendent of Imbabura, and it was for the four persons to testify the following morning at 10:30 in Ibarra, as part of a legal process filed against the four for supposedly issuing death threats against company workers the following Friday after the burning of Ascendant’s camp (in Chalguayacu Bajo).  The other three on the list are:  Manuel Muñoz, Luis Torres, both from the community of La Armenia, and Hugo Ramirez, from Chalguayacu Alto.  All very are effective community activists opposing the mine.  I know for a fact that Polibio was not even present in Chalguayacu Bajo on that day.

Outcome:

Word from Polibio has it that the lawyer we hired, Edgar Merlo, went to the citation at the appointed time representing the accused, but no one from the company showed.  The police Superintendent said he’d shelve the legal process and end it there.

What to make of it?

Seems to be a strategy of harassment.  First of all, the only way to get to Ibarra by 10:30 in the morning from Chalguayacu Bajo and Junín is by hiring a private vehicle and leaving at 5 in the morning, and which costs not less than one hundred dollars- when there is even a vehicle available!  The late notification made it almost impossible for the four persons to organize such a trip in time.  Polibio believes that there’s a possibility they are setting him and the other three up for arrests.  In this case, and after hearing the charges, the Police Superintendent could have issued what is called a “boleto de auxilio” (assist order) - giving the bearer, in this case the company employee making the charge, the right to ask any police anywhere to jail any aggressor on the boleta if he felt threatened by one of them.

Sub-secretary of Mines Meeting

The Sub-secretary of Energy and Mines held a meeting in Quito with representatives from Ascendant Copper Corporation, canadian embassy officials (?) and three representatives from the Parish township government of Garcia Moreno (none of which, unfortunately, are in close contact with the communities affected by the mining project).  Ronald Andrade showed up uninvited, but he was not allowed to participate in the main meeting, yet there’s a report that he was allowed to take part in another meeting with Ministry officials.  Apparently, during the main meeting Ascendant was warned about the problems of continuing to fund and work with CODEGAM, and that the Parish government would refuse to sit down to negotiate with the company until CODEGAM was completely out of the picture.  (Communities, on the other hand, in the past have categorically stated that they will never negotiate with any mining company, and  if any dialogue is to take place, it would be with government officials).

Community representatives were invited to the meeting but chose not to go to the meeting because they had requested the meeting take place in Intag, and wanted to include other key stakeholders in the meeting (such as Municipality and reps from other Parishes). The meeting, thus, has little value, and any agreement made there is fundamentally flawed due the lack of genuine representation from the people most affected by the mining project. The project, it’s relevant to point out, will impact at least two more Parishes besides the Garcia Moreno Parish; and in the long term, all of the Intag area.

One of the results of the meeting was that the sub-secretary agreed to visit the communities himself.   It’s not known at this time how the communities will react to this decision….

If the information seems a bit vague, it’s because none of representatives at the meeting have issued a public statement, and we are getting this information third hand (and troubles with the phone lines makes it hard to confirm the info- check our web site for updates or corrections)

Ascendant’s New EIA Plans:

Ascendant said in a newsrelease late last week that they’ve hired a Canadian and Ecuadorian firms to carry out the socialization of their Environmental Impact Assesment (Daimi Services S.A. of Ecuador and Wayne Dunne & Associates (WDA) of British Columbia).  The Kichwa community of Sarayaku in the Amazon, beseiged by petroleum companies, in the past publicly and vehemently rejected the biased work done by the Daimi in favor of petroleum companies, and asked the Minister of Energy and Mines in 2002, to force the company to leave their territory, accusing it of involvement in simulated meetings, bribes and other acts of corruption. It’s important to point out that Ascendant employees, and all third parties representing it,  have been kept out of most of the communities potentially affected by the mining project and from the mining site itself, so any environmental studies are of a desktop type, and completely invalid.

Lawsuit:  The lawsuit against the 24 folks from Junin and nearby communities identified in the torching of the Ascendant camp is stalled.  No new evidence has been presented by the company, no arrests have been made, and no one has testified in the case. DECOIN, in colaboration with the head of the Community Development Council,  hired attorney Edgar Merlo to represent the defendants.  Mr. Merlo previously successfully defended the Intag newspaper from a libel claim by Ascendant.

The criminal lawsuit against Carlos Zorrilla is likewise stalled.  The accuser hasn’t shown any interest in going ahead with the false lawsuit at this time. The lawsuit was presented against Polibio Perez  and Carlos two days after the torching of Ascendant’s camp  for suppossedly threatening people with death, and the destruction of their properties if they sold their land to the mining company– a completely made up lawsuit, which, even in this land of corrupt judges and lawyers, should be thrown out.

And, yes, we definintely need funds for the legal defense. So, please get in touch!

Carlos Zorrilla
DECOIN
www.decoin.org
decoin@hoy.net
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[5] Police Disrupt the Peace in Junin Again

2: 30 pm Saturday 7 January 2006

Around 10am this morning a group of 19 policemen went into Junín claiming there was a report that the people there were going to burn other properties belonging to the mining company.

It is, of course, a complete lie.  The real reason the police are there is to intimidate.  In fact, what the people of Junín and nearby communities were doing yesterday and this morning was celebrating All Kings day (January 6th). There was, in fact, an environment of peace and brotherhood in the communities-until 10 am today.  After confirmeing there was no trouble at all and the denouncement was  a lie, the police left Junin around 2: 30 pm today.

The police, its becoming clear, are being manipulated by mining interests into harassing the communities and leaders who are opposing the Junín mining project; a project which guarantees the destruction of several communities, a way of life, and one of the most biodiverse places on Earth.

This is not the first time the police have been involved in this kind of activity.  On December 9th of this year, several policemen, driven in an Ascendant Copper Corporation vehicle, tried (unsuccessfully) to go into Junín.  On January 3 this year,  six policemen (five in street clothes) went to Junín and Chalguayacu Bajo  and asked ridiculous questions concerning things like DECOIN supposedly ownership of land in Junín (we do not own any land anywhere).

The Ecuadorian Congress along with human rights organizations here and abroad are being kept informed of this scandalous violation of human rights and travesty of justice.

There is little doubt that Ecuadorian civil society will not sit by as security forces are used as tools of oppression and to harass and intimidate people who are only defending their rights to live in peace and where they choose, and who are exercising the right to determine their own mode of development.

The communities of Intag need your support. If you know of any organization that might be interested in supporting the struggle to uphold the basic human rights the people of Intag are fighting for, please get in touch with us.

DECOIN
www.decoin.org
decoin@hoy.net

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[6] Ascendant to Submit Environmental Impact Study on its Junin, Ecuador Copper/Molyporphyry Project

http://www.investcom.com/cgi-bin/redir.cgi?url=http://www.stockwatch.com/oldsite/oldsite_quote.aspx?symbol=T:ACX&frame=frame/sw.html

Ascendant Copper Corp. will submit its environmental impact study on the copper-molybdenum project in Junin, Ecuador, to both the government and the local communities for comment in mid-January. The study, which includes the baseline data that have been compiled to date, sets out a detailed explanation of the company’s proposed exploration program and the environmental regulations, and how the company plans to adhere to them. At the end of the 30-day public comment period, the final report will be submitted to the Ministry of Mines for approval.

Daimi Services S.A. of Ecuador and Wayne Dunne & Associates (WDA) of British Columbia, Canada, have been hired by Ascendant to assist the company in obtaining the social licence in support of exploration on the Junin project. The addition of Daimi’s qualified group of professionals brings a wide range of Ecuadorian national experience, including providing environmental and community relations services to Ecuador’s mining, energy, petroleum and infrastructure sectors to clients such as Centromin, Repsol YPF, Petrobas, Occidental Exploration, Burlington and Camisea. Daimi will provide valuable local and regional experience working alongside WDA, an international award-winning firm specializing in providing strategic support and advice on sustainability issues, with project experience in over 25 countries on five continents, working for clients such as Placer Dome Inc., British Petroleum, Conoco, Eldorado Gold, Talisman Energy and B.C. Hydro.

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[7] Ascendant to submit Junín EIS for public comment mid-Jan – from BNamericas.com

Ecuador Tuesday, January 3, 2006 15:49 (GMT -0400)

Vancouver-based Ascendant Copper (TSX: ACX) plans to submit the EIS for its Junín copper-molybdenum project in Ecuador to the government and local communities in mid-January, the company reported in a statement.

The study outlines Ascendant’s proposed exploration program and how the company plans to adhere to environmental regulations. The EIS will be subject to a 30-day public comment period, after which it will go to Ecuador’s mining ministry for consideration.

In addition, Ascendant has hired community relations services firms to assist in obtaining a social license in support of Junín exploration, the statement said. The companies are Ecuador’s Daimi Services and Canada’s Wayne Dunne & Associates.

“We intend to perform an exploration program at the Junín project to the highest international environmental standards,” said Ascendant president Gary Davis. The company aims to create local employment and assist the communities with obtaining potable water, medical care and schooling, he added.

Junín has been the subject of strong local opposition, most recently manifested when a group of 70 people invaded the company’s medical center and demonstration farm and set the facilities on fire on December 10.

Ascendant has said it does not expect the disturbances to impact its development of Junín and that it would rebuild the medical center.

The project has an inferred mineral resource of 982Mt grading 0.89% copper, 0.04% molybdenum, and 1.9g/t silver at a 0.4% copper cutoff, the statement said.

Copy right BNamericas.com

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[8] Undersec: Mining investment hits US$100mn in 2005 – By  Harvey Beltrán -BNamericas.com

Ecuador Wednesday, December 28, 2005 16:35 (GMT -0400)

Ecuador’s mining sector expects to have received investments of US$100mn in 2005, the country’s mining undersecretary Carlos Muirragui told BNamericas.  “In early-2005 investments were estimated at some US$25mn, too low for a country with such vast resources,” he said.
During 2003 and 2004, the mining sector attracted some US$30mn in investment.

Through May this year there were six mining companies operating in Ecuador, a number that has increased to 14 today, and there are other firms that have expressed interest in exploring in various areas, the official said.  Muirragui added that legal security policies implemented by the current government have been a key factor in encouraging mining companies - especially Canadian miners - to consider investing in the country.

“We are glad to say mining companies do not complain about legal security any more, and we are moving forward with transparency in the mining sector and that is our best card to get more investment in the next few years,” he said.

The undersecretary said the government has worked hard in recent months to persuade companies to see Ecuador’s mining industry as undergoing radical change in terms of management of the sector.

The current administration of President Alfredo Palacio took power on April 20 this year after street protests led congress to oust then President Lucio Gutiérrez. Palacio, who was formerly vice president, was installed as head of state for what remains of the four-year term that is due to finish in January 2007.

EXPECTATIONS
Muirragui said that according to the company, Canada’s Corriente Resources (TSX: CTQ) could invest some US$200mn by end-2006 to develop its Mirador copper deposit. The company recently handed in the environmental impact study for the project.

The official added that Toronto-based IAMGOLD (TSX: IMG) has confirmed gold reserves “at quite interesting volumes, which I cannot release until the company makes an official announcement, but it is one of the world’s largest gold mines found in recent years.”

Muirragui estimates the Canadian company could invest some US$250mn-300mn in 2006.
IAMGOLD reported in October this year an independent resource estimate at its 100%-owned Quimsacocha gold deposit in southern Ecuador of 2.79Moz of gold.

Another company that has expressed interest in the country is Chilean copper miner Antofagasta Minerals, “which is eager to come and I believe it has already some agreements signed with an Ecuadorian private firm to develop a project,” the undersecretary said.

There are also Chinese, Japanese and more Canadian companies interested in investing in Ecuador. “We have even received expressions of interest in investing from the government of Iran,” he said.

“There is still a lot to do in the sector, the essential thing is that legal security is stronger now and they know now that here we work under the law and I reckon that’s the most important thing,” Muirragui said.

Some of the largest mineral projects in Ecuador are for copper exploration in Imbabura province, and a gold-copper-silver project in Macuchi, in the country’s western region.

Harvey Beltrán — BNamericas.com

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USEFUL LINKS TO STAY INFORMED

Intag Solidarity Network [http://intagsolidarity.org]
Intag Newspaper [http://www.intagnewspaper.org/]
DECOIN [http://www.decoin.org/]

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