Ecuador: Court revokes environmental licence of the Llurimagua mining project after confirming violations of the right to consultation and environmental rights
Summary
Date Reported: 30 Mar 2023
Location: Ecuador
Companies
Llurimagua (JV between CODELCO and ENAMI) - Parent CompanyProjects
LlurimaguaAffected
Total individuals affected: Number unknown
Community: ( Number unknown - Ecuador - Sector unknown , Gender not reported )Issues
Clean, Healthy & Sustainable Environment , Free, prior & informed consent , Impact AssessmentResponse
Response sought: No
Source type: Regulatory action
“Ecuadoran court suspends US$3bn Llurimagua project” – 30 Mar 2023
...A court has revoked the environmental license for the US$3bn Llurimagua copper-molybdenum project in Ecuador and ordered the suspension of all mining activity.
Llurimagua is a JV between Ecuador's state miner Enami EP and Chilean state copper miner Codelco.
the environment ministry granted the license in 2014 "based on an environmental impact study, in violation of the rights [of surrounding communities] to be consulted on environmental issues and rights to the protection of the nature"...