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Ecuador: Government Shuts Down Ascendant Copper’s Junín Project
(Ottawa/Intag) Canadian junior mining company Ascendant Copper Corporation’s ambitions to develop a major copper mine in the Intag region of northwestern Ecuador were dealt a serious blow on September 25, 2007, when restrictions on the company’s activities in the area turned into a total prohibition. Ecuador’s Minister ...
Friday, September 28, 2007
Ecuador, Copper Mesa/Ascendant Copper, Rio Tinto
Kemess North Mine "Not in the Public Interest": Environmental Assessment Panel

The Kemess North Mine Joint Review Panel has concluded that the mine "in its present form" would not be in the public interest. The Panel says that any economic and social benefits from the project are outweighed by its long-term risks to the environment and by its social and cultural impacts on Aboriginal people. It has recommended to federal and provincial environment Ministers that the project not be permitted.

Tuesday, September 18, 2007
British Columbia, Environmental Assessment, Impact on Communities, Water and fisheries, Northgate
Organizations Call On Glencairn Gold to Disclose Pollution Risks at Suspended Mine in Costa Rica

Groups call on company to disclose information and pay for clean-up; cyanide, other chemicals may have already leaked into environment

 AIDA - CEUS del Golfo - EARTHWORKS - Friends of the Earth - MiningWatch Canada

Tuesday, September 11, 2007
Costa Rica, B2Gold/Glencairn
Takla First Nation Blocks Access to Traditional Territory

[Takla First Nation news release] Takla First Nation has informed the British Columbia Minister of Mines and the Minister of Lands that as of Wednesday, September 12, 2007, access to parts of its Territory will be blocked. Takla states it has been left with no other options to address the gold-rush that is taking place throughout the Territory and to protect Takla’s rights and territory. Chief Dolly Abraham stated, “This is out of control. B.C. allows on-line staking and hands out permits to anyone who asks. Mining companies are given permits to build roads and drill in sensitive areas of our Territory. Until there is joint planning and meaningful consultation and accommodation, we will be forced to take action to protect ourselves.”

Tuesday, September 11, 2007
British Columbia, Free Entry/Land Access, Northgate

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