Codelco Loses Environmental License for Ecuador Copper Project
- Appeals court ordered a new environmental impact study
- Local community sued on the grounds it wasn’t consulted
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A provincial appeals court in Ecuador has stripped Codelco and local joint venture partner Enami of its environmental license for the Llurimagua copper project, according to a ruling published Wednesday.
Plaintiffs from the nearby Intag Valley, who have opposed mining development since the 1990s in defense of animal species like the spectacled bear, had filed a constitutional injunction alleging a violation of their right to be consulted.