Ecuador Signs Contract For 1st Ever large-Scale Mine; Communities React With Ongoing Protests.

Last month Ecuador did something it had never done before. It signed contracts for thefirst large-scale mining project in the history of the country. Prior to President Rafael Correa's championing of mega-mines in Ecuador, Ecuador was the last Andean country without a large-scale mine. It was also the last Andean country to not have to deal with major water contamination from cyanide run-off. It was the last Andean country to not have to deal with the millions of tons of toxic mine tailings each mine site must dispose of, often in water sources. That's all changed now
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