Ecuador plans to send Congress broad mining reforms

(Reuters) - A top mining official told Reuters in an interview on
Friday that the bill will modernize one of the least effective
mining laws in Latin America, imposing stricter environmental
controls, limiting the duration of exploration concessions and
imposing royalties.




Ecuador has no commercial mines, but as production
prospects grow on several gold and copper properties,
environmental protests have become more commonplace.


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