News
22 September 2020

Ecuador's Constitutional Court approves referendum on mining in Andean city

In:
Metals and Mining
Region:
Americas

Ecuador’s highest court has ruled in favour of holding a referendum on banning large and medium-scale mining activity near water sources in Cuenca, a city in southern Ecuador’s highlands. Participation in the referendum will be mandatory.Cuenca’s city government had proposed that...

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