CORREA SAYS RESPONSIBLE MINING WILL GO AHEAD IN ECCorriente welcomes Ecuador government's mining plans
2008-04-25 07:10 ET - News Release
Mr. Kenneth Shannon reports
CORRIENTE AND OTHER MINING COMPANIES MEET WITH PRESIDENT CORREA AND TOP OFFICIALS: CORREA SAYS RESPONSIBLE MINING WILL GO AHEAD IN ECUADOR
Corriente Resources Inc. and seven other mining companies (Aurelian Resources, Cornerstone Capital Resources, Dynasty Metals & Mining, Ecometals Ltd., Iamgold, International Minerals Corp. and Salazar Resources) collectively met with president Correa and other top officials yesterday afternoon in Quito to discuss the future of mining in Ecuador and the impact of the previously announced mining mandate.
The companies welcomed president Correa's repeated statements that responsible mining will go ahead in Ecuador. He said that the purpose of the mining mandate was to allow the government to get its house in order and new mining laws in place so that responsible mining can proceed. The president invited the mining companies to meet with the ministry (of mines and petroleum) to help formulate the new mining laws, starting this coming Monday, April 28.