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Energy
Nowadays, the possibilities of industrial-scale mining
development are enormous. Mining is an important
source of resources for national development, a le-
ver for job creation, a factor for balanced local and
regional development, and a source of balance of
trade mineral balance. However, it is necessary to
have predictable investment scenarios, to take into
account local communities, to develop sustainable
policies where mining brings harmony, progress,
work, improves the quality of life, boosts sustainable
growth in the areas where investments are made,
where productive relations are made on the basis of
equity, where the respect for human life and nature
are considered to be core priorities. This requires
overcoming the extractive vision that has charac-
terized the oil and mining policy in the country. The
traditional non-renewable resources found in the
basement can no longer be taken for the benefit
of only the economies of oil and mineral importing
companies, their businesses and their representa-
tives. Their removal should be rational in social and
environmental terms, and must be fair to investors,
communities and the state.
5 Strategic Projects
There are five mining projects considered strategic,
which are in the advanced exploration stage: Fruta del
Norte (Kinross Aurelian); Quimsacocha (IAMGOLD
SA), Rio Blanco (San Luis Minerals SA), Bay (Ecuacor-
riente) and Panantza San Carlos (Explorcobres SA).
MINING MAP
Ecuador currently in minerals that are removed are:
• Gold
• Limestone
• Building Materials
• Kaolin
• Bentonite
• Feldspar
• Clay
• Silica
• Stone Ponez
• Carbon Dioxide
• Pozzolan
• ferruginous sands
• Silver
• Zeolites
• Copper Concentrate