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Ecuador blockade hampers Hancock

GINA Rinehart's Hancock Prospecting is facing new challenges in northern Ecuador after residents of Buenos Aires in Imbabura blocked the only entrance to the town to stop company workers from continuing for gold and copper exploration.

Paul Harris in Colombia
 Illegal miners on the Imba2 concession in Imbabura, Ecuador

Illegal miners on the Imba2 concession in Imbabura, Ecuador

Residents are demanding the company undertakes a consultation process and respects their decision to stop large-scale mining, reported local media. Hancock has been active in Ecuador since 2016 and...

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