RE: The GOLD is there!!Freedom456 - Very nice work -- finding that early reference to the size of the deposit a El Corazon! I have double-checked it because it is something I definitely did not know before! A 1998 geological resource acknowledged by the USGS at 354,000 troy ounces! Fantastic!
https://minerals.usgs.gov/minerals/pubs/country/1998/9511098.pdf#search=%22Mineral%20Industry%20of%20Ecuador%20-%201998%2C%20%22
Michael