Post by
templetooth2 on Jan 22, 2024 11:54am
Other Ecuador news
Adventus announced this morning getting an environment license. This process of getting the license seems to have taken about 2 1/4 years after submitting the application. From the news release:
The environmental licensing process began on November 4, 2021 , with the submittal of the Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (" ESIA ") and the Environmental Management Plan (" EMP "). The 7,000-page ESIA and EMP comply with Ecuadorian legislation and international best practices which include physical, biotic, socioeconomic, and cultural baselines, determination of areas of influence, analyses of environmental risks and social and environmental impacts as well as a plan that comprises the prevention and mitigation of impacts, contingencies, training, waste management, community relations, rehabilitation of affected areas, wildlife rescue, environmental monitoring, and mine closure.