Ecuador: Arranca Mining Mega-Project Criticized By Environmentalists And Indigenous Peoples

Ecuador: Arranca Mining Mega-Project Criticized By Environmentalists And Indigenous Peoples   Translated from Spanish, Original Below   Ecuador's government put in place today, with funding from its closest ally, China, its first open-pit mining project, considered key to national development but criticized by environmentalists and indigenous groups.   The contract of the project is now in the hands of China Ecuacorriente SA, which was signed this afternoon at the Carondelet...

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