The Constitutional Court of Ecuador has denied an application to hold a referendum related to mining activities in the canto of Cuenca, in Azuay, where Canadian junior INV Metals is developing the Loma Larga gold/copper/silver project.
This is the third such request by an individual to stop mining through a referendum, with the court having also denied previous applications.
INV CEO Candace MacGibbon welcomed the court’s ruling and said that the company would develop the Loma Larga project in an environmentally responsible manner.