Ecuador Court Upholds Rights of Nature, Rejects Copper Mine in Intag Valley
Posted on 29/04/2023Source: Mongabay A court in Ecuador has upheld the rights of nature and blocked a proposed copper mine in the Intag Valley. The ruling comes after years of legal battles between mining company SolGold and local communities, who argued that … Continue reading
Codelco’s Problematic Llurimagua Mining Project
Posted on 02/02/2023And what the press is not telling the world Updated June 5 2025 Carlos Zorrilla (originally published January 2023) Four mining companies have tried and failed to develop the Llurimagua mining concession. The mining concession of nearly 5,000 hectares known … Continue reading
Ecuador’s Problematic Llurimagua Mining Project
Posted on 12/04/2021The Chilean mining giant Codelco against the Ecuador is attracting worldwide attention. What is really behind the arbitration? Continue reading
LATEST NEWS
CODELCO TO ABANDON THE LLURIMAGUA MINING PROJECT
Posted on 21/12/2025Codelco will be the third transnational to be forced to abandon the mining project. Source: Medium Once it became official that Chile’s Codelco, the world’s largest copper producer, was abandoning the Llurimagua mining project in Intag (Ecuador) , it didn’t … Continue reading
Reuters: Chile’s Codelco wants arbitration with Ecuador over Llurimagua project
Posted on 10/04/2021Chile’s state-controlled Codelco, the world’s top copper mining company, said on Thursday it had requested international arbitration with Ecuador and its National Mining Company (Enami EP) over the Llurimagua project. Continue reading
ECUADOR’S ELECTIONS SHOW MINING DAYS ARE NUMBERED
Posted on 10/02/2021Coupled with the landslide approval of an anti-mining referendum in Ecuador’s third largest city, the writing could not be more up on the wall for mining’s future. Continue reading
IMPORTANT EVENTS
25 Reasons why mining companies should stay the hell away from Intag
Posted on 16/09/2025Source: Medium Since the 1990s, several transnational companies have tried to develop mining in the Toisán Mountain Range, one of the most biodiverse corners of Ecuador, and the world. Two of these companies were expelled by the communities due to … Continue reading
Biodiversity in Perspective: The Overlooked Value of Cloud Forests
Posted on 03/04/2025How does the biodiversity of cloud forests, like those in Ecuador’s Intag region, compare to one of the world’s most renowned protected areas? Carlos Zorrilla – Originally appeared on Medium A significant portion of the efforts and funding dedicated to … Continue reading
Stopping a Capital Environmental Crime: The Rocket Frog and Intag’s Future
Posted on 01/10/2019By Carlos Zorrilla | Source: Medium To the human eye, the mostly dark-green Confusing Rocket Frog is not as attractive as the Harlequin Longnose Frog. Both amphibians are found in a patch of forest in Ecuador’s Intag region and nowhere … Continue reading
