Activity at the Mirador copper mine, Ecuador's first large-scale open pit mining operation, has been temporarily limited as a precautionary measure against social upheaval in the Andean country.
Mine owner EcuaCorriente SA (ECSA) "has decided to temporarily limit operations in the Mirador mine, located in the Tundayme territory, Zamora Chinchipe province, following the ongoing social protests started last week in Ecuador," the company announced on its...