Ecuador seizes hundreds of mining concessionshttps://www.reuters.com/article/marketsNews/idCAN2533092420080125?rpc=44
QUITO (Reuters) - Ecuador's leftist government seized hundreds of mining concessions held by local and foreign companies as it seeks to overhaul the rules for the growing sector, the mining minister said on Friday.
Canadian junior companies such as Aurelian Resources (ARU.TO: Quote, Profile, Research), Corriente Resources (CTQ.TO: Quote, Profile, Research)(ETQ.A: Quote, Profile, Research) and Iamgold Corp (IMG.TO: Quote, Profile, Research) are exploring for gold and copper in the small Andean nation.
(Reporting by Alexandra Valencia; Writing by Saul Hudson)