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6 March 2005, 12:29pm EST

Communities of Cerro Pelado, Barcelona, El Triunfo, and Junín; Parishes of García Moreno and Peñaherrera, Cantón Cotacachi, Province of Imbabura, Ecuador Oppose Mining Project

Ecuador Copper Mesa/Ascendant Copper
Jamie Kneen

National Program Co-Lead

English translation of original document in Spanish.

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