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Large-scale Ecuadoran mining did not begin until the early 1990s, after a mining law was passed in 1985 that encouraged foreign corporations to explore for minerals. [...] Ecuador has increasingly attracted the attention of foreign mining corporations, sometimes provoking headline-making conflicts with affected communities.3 In January, the Ecuadoran congress approved Correas plan, passing the Mining Law to allow Canadian mining corporations, including Kinross Gold, Iamgold, and Corriente Resources, to begin operations.4 Specific articles in the Mining Law have come under intense scrutiny by the anti-mining opposition; for example, Article 2 ("Applications") mandates the participation of both private and public figures in policy discussions but does not include community members who wi...
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Companies are considering mineral mining in Wisconsin for the first time in a decade, but it might take a change in state law to jump-start operations. Aquila Resources Inc., a Canadian mining company, recently applied to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources for exploratory drilling rights for gold in Marathon County, said Philip Fauble, the DNR's Mining & Beneficial Reuse program coordinator.
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This month, the Mora County Board of County Commissioners unanimously passed a resolution asking Congress to . Commissioners said reform of this antiquated law is an important step in protecting the valuable public lands that surround Mora County and offer county residents clean water and good wildlife habitat. Also this week, the village of Wagon Mound signed a similar resolution calling for reform of the 1872 Mining Act because it is out of date and out of touch with the realities of 21st century America.
