Adventus and Salazar warned construction, expected to begin this month, may be further delayed as a result of a lawsuit filed by a group of locals requesting their environmental permit for the $293 million Curipamba-El Domo mine to be revoked.
The injunction, accepted last week in the Las Naves canton in Bolívar province, alleges non-compliance with Ecuador’s environmental consultation process. Adventus and Salazar say they have “ample well-documented evidence” showing the opposite.
Popular referendums are a necessary step for any company to obtain a mining license in Ecuador. Without them, firms would have to wait longer than expected to have all permits in place before starting construction of a mine.
“Based on an initial review of the legal action, [we] are confident that Ecuador environmental ministry has strong evidence to refute the allegations presented,” they said in a statement.
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