MAPS OF
ECUADOR
Detailed maps about the
main facilities of the
Mirador project in Ecuador.
PROTECT ECUADOR
Lots of us think that the issue is to far away from home so this will not affect me. The world is interconnected in such way that no matter how far away the problem is, it affects us all. If we don’t do something now it will be too late.
PROTECT ECUADOR
Lots of us think that the issue is to far away from home so this will not affect me. The world is interconnected in such way that no matter how far away the problem is, it affects us all. If we don’t do something now it will be too late.
MAPS OF
ECUADOR
Detailed maps about the
main facilities of the
Mirador project in Ecuador.
The destruction of the Amazon Rainforest affects us all.
20%
The Amazon Rainforest produces over 20% of the world’s oxygen.
2/3
Over two-thirds of all the fresh water on earth is found within the Amazon basin.
2050
The Amazon Rainforest could be depleted by more than 70% by 2050.
Abuses In Ecuador
The government of Ecuador has allowed foreign mineral and oil companies to begin carrying out highly destructive and polluting extraction techniques on millions of acres of pristine forest.
These projects will cause irreparable damage to huge tracts of virgin Amazon rainforest. These projects violate both Ecuadorian Domestic law & International Human Rights law.
The Southern Ecuador Government aims to double their oil production. The President stated that he will exploit Ecuador’s mineral and oil resources to gain revenue for the country.
These projects are being pursued without the agreement of the indigenous peoples. This is contrary to the Ecuadorian Constitution of 2008 which also enshrines The Rights of Nature.
LATEST NEWS
Articles
Tailings Dam Model of Mirador Mine Shows Disastrous Potential
The Mirador Mining project case in Ecuador demands transparency in the divulging of the structural plans of the Mirador Mine Tailings dams, which the company ECSA are saying are their intellectual property.
Tailings Dam Model of Mirador Mine Shows Disastrous Potential
The Mirador Mining project case in Ecuador demands transparency in the divulging of the structural plans of the Mirador Mine Tailings dams, which the company ECSA are saying are their intellectual property.
Ecuador: Las peligrosas piscinas de desechos mineros que rodean a Mirador no tienen control
Investigación y textos: Manuel Novik. Fotos y video: Luis Argüello. Infografías: Jazmina Ojeda / Lea el artículo original aquí. Todos los créditos a los autores antes mencionados. El proyecto minero industrial más grande en la historia del país explotará un yacimiento de cobre hasta 2049. En Mirador se construye el segundo dique de contención de […]
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The Mirador Mine – An Overview May 2023
04th of May 2023 | David F. Dene | Download PDF | The Mirador project, operated by the Chinese mining company ECSA, is being developed over an operating area of 6,998 ha and with a mining infrastructure area of 1,836 ha. Looking at our human behaviours through the eyes of Nature, irresponsibility rises up to […]
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Indigenous leader assassinated amid conflict over oil that divided community
17th of April 2023 | Ana Cristina Alvarado | Ecuadorian indigenous leader Eduardo Mendúa, who opposed oil operations on his community’s land without informed consent, was assassinated by hitmen in February 2023. The conflict between the community and state-owned oil company Petroecuador EP escalated into his murder. The opposition to the drilling was backed by […]
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Ecuador court upholds ‘rights of nature,’ blocks Intag Valley copper mine
31st of March 2023 | Liz Kimbrough | Full Article | In a landmark ruling, the Provincial Court of Imbabura in Ecuador has upheld the rights of nature and blocked the development of a copper mine in the Intag Valley. The decision marks a significant victory for environmentalists who have been fighting against mining in […]
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Mirador – a time bomb? | Mirador, ¿una bomba de tiempo?
13th of February 2023 | Diego Cazar Baquero | @dieguitocazar | The Mirador mine, a mega-mining project located in the southeastern Ecuadorian Amazon, has been the subject of controversy since its inception due to its potential environmental impact and violation of indigenous rights. The mine, owned by Chinese companies, has been accused of ignoring environmental […]
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Mirador: A mine of mirages ‘Ecologist’ Article – David Dene February 18th 2019
Read Full Article: https://theecologist.org/2019/feb/18/mirador-mine-full-mirages China is investing in the huge Mirador mining project in Ecuador – at great risk to human life and the natural environment. If you’re producing sixty thousand tons of toxic waste a day and need to store it safely until the end of time, you’re doing what the sun does to […]
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The Mirador Mine in Ecuador – Another disaster waiting to happen?
“In order to bring the situation affecting the Mirador Mine into perspective I am including information on the recent Tailings Dam failure in Brazil.” On Friday, January 25th. 2019, the 42 year old Brumadinho Tailings Dam in Brazil collapsed. On January 30th. news outlets declared that 99 people had been found dead, and the chances […]
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Adverse Ecological Effects of the Mirador Open-Pit Copper Mine
The World Bank notes that acid mine drainage is one of the most serious and difficult problems associated with mining, and has severe and permanent effects on the environment. Acid mine drainage continues to emanate from mines in Europe established during the Roman Empire prior to 467 AD (CSS, 2002). Georgius Agricola’s “De Re Metallica” […]
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Usage of Water by the Mirador Open-Pit Copper Mine
The Mirador Open Pit Copper Mine will mine 60,000 tons of rock per day. When 50,000 tons of ore are mined and crushed per day, 49,700 tons of solid rock waste is created each day, all of it contaminated by heavy metals. In the case of the Mirador Mine more than 49,700 tons of rock […]
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Case upholding the Rights of Nature
On the 15th of january NGO’s and The Shuar people, presented a request to the courts in Quito to try the Ecuadorian Government for infringement of their own Constitution, written in 2008, and the first in the World to enshrine The Rights of Nature. Organizations like The Pachamama Alliance, Conaie, Ecuarunari, and Acción Ecológica want […]
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