Critical to Mandate Miner

The Assembly approved the Mandate Mining in the terms he did at the lack of information attached to reality, said Guañuna Franklin, former president of the Mining Forum and a member of the College of Engineering Geology and Mines. He said that misinformation is headed by extremist environmental groups.

Guañuna engineer geologist, noted that it is not true that the vast mining is that most affects the environment, in contrast, mining and informal small-scale mining has been that has produced more damage to the environment.

He said that the national capital not develop mining, "we require, necessarily, foreign capital".

According to the leader, a negative climate prevailing in Colombia, following the Mandate Miner. "Thousands of Ecuadorians without employment, private enterprise without floor to make your investment, chaos in the mining companies. As the President said yes to mining, the Assembly does not make corrections to the Mandate. And, regrettably, have already begun to invasions concessions obtained legally. "

In any case, said they expect the instructive Mandate and the new Mining Law, having participated in the roundtables, he added.