Weekly Report - 30 April 2026 (WR-26-17)

ECUADOR: Billion-dollar gold mine faces opposition

ANDEAN COUNTRIES by Patrick de Courcy 30 April 2026 1084 views

Ecuador’s government and China’s CMOC Group have announced an investment of over US$1.7bn to develop the Los Cangrejos gold mine in southern El Oro province. Indigenous communities and the US government have reservations.

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