#Quimsacocha
“The Loma Larga mining project, run by Canadian mining company Dundee Precious Metals, borders the 3,200-hectare (7,900-acre) Quimsacocha National Recreation Area” in southern Ecuador, “a central source of clean freshwater in the Andean páramo tundra.” Canadian miners at it again. Global menace.
More than 100,000 people marched through Cuenca, a city in southern Ecuador, on Sept. 16, demanding that federal authorities revoke an environmental license for a gold mining project that may impact an important freshwater source.
100,000 Ecuadorians protest Canadian mining project threatening key water source
More than 100,000 people marched through Cuenca, a city in southern Ecuador, on Sept. 16, demanding that federal authorities revoke an environmental license for a gold mining project that may impact…
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September 20, 2025 at 11:22 PM
🧿 El agua es vida, es presente y es futuro. No podemos ser indiferentes frente a decisiones que puedan poner en riesgo nuestras fuentes de agua.
Todos somos Quimsacocha💧

#TodosSomosQuimsacocha #Quimsacocha #QuimsacochaPorLaVida #QuimsacochaPorElAgua #ElAguaEsVida #Azuay #Cuenca #Ecuador #QuintoRio
September 16, 2026 at 3:34 PM
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October 19, 2025 at 3:26 PM
🧿 Marcha en defensa del agua en #Cuenca

"El agua es vida, es presente y es futuro."

Fotos: Medios digitales Cuenca

#TodosSomosQuimsacocha #Quimsacocha #QuimsacochaPorLaVida #QuimsacochaPorElAgua #ElAguaEsVida #Azuay #Cuenca #Ecuador #QuintoRio
September 16, 2026 at 4:07 PM
"Provincial authorities reject the project, saying it will affect the region’s 3,200-hectare Quimsacocha reserve and its surrounding páramos – highland moors that act as giant sponges and supply the bulk of drinking water to major cities there."
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Tens of thousands protest against Ecuador mining project by Canada’s Dundee
Authorities estimate more than 90,000 people took to the streets to demand the project’s suspension, saying it will affect a vital water reserve
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September 17, 2025 at 12:11 AM
The decision follows strong opposition from residents and local authorities in Azuay province, where Loma Larga is located, who argue that its development would affect the Quimsacocha water reserve, posing significant health risks to local communities. www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
Ecuador revokes environmental license for Canada's DPM to develop gold project
Ecuador's government has revoked the environmental license granted to Canadian mining company DPM Metals for the development of Loma Larga, a gold project in an environmentally sensitive area, the government said on Saturday.
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October 4, 2025 at 5:46 PM
“On 23 June, the Canadian mining multinational Dundee Precious Metals was granted its environmental licence for exploitation of the Loma Larga project, which sits on the Quimsacocha páramo and surrounds the protected area”

Of course this needed to involve Canadian companies 🤦🏽‍♀️
August 4, 2025 at 11:52 AM
🇪🇨Pese a que comunidades de los cantones Cuenca y Girón votaron en contra de la minería en páramos de Quimsacocha, el proyecto Loma Larga sigue avanzando. El gobierno intentó hacer una nueva consulta, sin embargo, fue calificada como “fraudulenta”. es.mongabay.com/2025/01/ecua...
Ecuador: proyecto minero Loma Larga prosigue a pesar de consulta popular que lo rechazó
El sábado 11 de enero de 2025, el gobierno ecuatoriano intentó hacer una consulta para dar paso al proyecto minero Loma Larga en una zona alejada de las poblaciones de influencia directa y con alreded...
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January 21, 2025 at 5:49 PM
🎙️🌎 No te pierdas las noticias más importantes de la semana en nuestro podcast. El periodista David Tarazona habla sobre la lucha judicial para proteger de la minería al páramo de Quimsacocha. Escucha nuestro #PodcastAmbiental en el canal de Spotify ⬇️ open.spotify.com/episode/0XaP...
Ecuador: la lucha judicial para proteger de la minería al páramo de Quimsacocha
Listen to this episode from Mongabay Latam on Spotify. Esta semana presentamos un reportaje sobre la deforestación por minería en Madre de Dios, en Perú, que ya supera las 23 mil hectáreas en los...
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November 29, 2023 at 11:35 PM
🇪🇨 #Ecuador #Minería #Azuay ¡ATENCIÓN! 🚨 Asambleístas de Azuay rechazan minería en zonas protegidas por falta de consulta. ¡Defienden el agua y territorios! #NoALaMinería #Quimsacocha
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¡Alarma en Azuay! Asambleístas rechazan minería en zonas protegidas por falta de consulta - Expedientes
Asambleístas de Azuay se oponen a la minería en áreas protegidas, alegando violación constitucional por falta de consulta. Advierten graves impactos ambientales y en el agua, respaldando a comunidades...
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June 9, 2025 at 9:42 PM
September 18, 2026 at 12:21 AM
🧿 ¿LA MENTIRA COMO POLÍTICA DE ESTADO?

Noboa aseguró en una entrevista en Radio Élite 99.7 FM que el exprefecto del #Azuay y actual candidato a la alcaldía de #Cuenca, Juan Cristóbal Lloret, "entregó Quimsacocha", pero eso es falso.

#Ecuador #Corrupción
September 18, 2026 at 3:33 AM
🧿 La Asamblea de Organizaciones Sociales y Comunitarias de #Cuenca exigen a N0boa la cancelación definitiva de las concesiones mineras del proyecto Loma Larga-Quimsacocha y de aquellas ubicadas en zonas de recarga hídrica del cantón

#Ecuador #NoMinería
September 11, 2026 at 10:05 PM
We Are Water: Metaphor As a Tool for Environmental Policies Communication
On Sept. 16, 2025, an estimated 100,000 people flooded the streets of Cuenca, Ecuador’s third-most populous city, in one of the largest environmental mobilizations in the country’s recent history. Protesters marched under a simple slogan: “We are water.” The demonstration was aimed at stopping mining projects in Quimsacocha, a fragile, high-altitude ecosystem that supplies water to hundreds of thousands of people across southern Ecuador. But beneath the immediate conflict over mining lies a deeper struggle over how people understand their relationship with the natural world. For decades Ecuador has been at the center of a global experiment. In 2008 it became the first country in the world to recognize the Rights of Nature in its Constitution, transforming ideas rooted in Indigenous cosmologies into enforceable legal principles. Yet translating those ideas into political reality has proven far more difficult than writing them into law. To understand how environmental movements bridge radically different worldviews — from Indigenous understandings of territory to the language of constitutional law, science, and public policy — I spoke with David Fajardo Torres, an environmental activist, lawyer, and member of Yasunidos, a movement defending Ecuador’s ecosystems from extractive industries. Our conversation explored how narratives shape environmental conflicts, why...
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August 13, 2026 at 6:23 PM
ℹ |  El gobierno de Ecuador ha revocado la licencia ambiental otorgada al proyecto minero Loma Larga, operado por la empresa canadiense DPM Metals, debido a preocupaciones sobre el impacto ambi...  #comentariodeldía #Empresa
Ecuador revoca licencia ambiental al proyecto minero Loma Larga de DPM Metals | El Comentario del Día
El gobierno de Ecuador ha revocado la licencia ambiental otorgada al proyecto minero Loma Larga, operado por la empresa canadiense DPM Metals, debido a preocupaciones sobre el impacto ambiental en la reserva hídrica de Quimsacocha.
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October 7, 2025 at 3:30 AM
[3/6] En Équateur des autochtones ont poursuivi l’État pour avoir autorisé la mine de cuivre Loma Larga sans les consulter. Le site menace le páramo protégé de Quimsacocha, vital pour l’eau, l’agriculture et le bétail. Ils ont obtenu gain de cause. #geography #extractivism #indigenous #rights
July 6, 2025 at 10:42 AM
En Equateur, la montagne du Quimsacocha résiste à la fièvre de l’or
En Equateur, la montagne du Quimsacocha résiste à la fièvre de l’or
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November 8, 2025 at 6:50 PM
⛏️ Communities in Ecuador are resisting a Canada-backed gold mine in Quimsacocha, citing threats to water and self-determination. This case was heard at the #RightsofNatureTribunal in Toronto.

Ecuador communities resist Canada-backed gold mine in sacred highlands
This is the second part of a three-part series on underreported issues involving Canadian mining companies and Indigenous peoples or local communities. Read part one and part three. Shrouded in the lush vegetation of the páramo, the Andean tundra landscape, the quiet wetlands and moorlands of Quimsacocha in southern Ecuador are at the center of […]
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June 17, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Cómo nos mintieron. Dijeron que luego de la manifestación de Cuenca, no más minería en Quimsacocha.
#noboaNOsomostuhacienda
#NOmentirosoNO
November 1, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Ecuador revokes environmental license for Canada’s DPM to develop gold project
By Alexandra Valencia QUITO (Reuters) -Ecuador’s government has revoked the environmental license granted to Canadian mining company DPM Metals for the development of Loma Larga, a gold project in an environmentally sensitive area, the government said on Saturday. The decision follows strong opposition from residents and local authorities in Azuay province, where Loma Larga is located, who argue that its development would affect the Quimsacocha water reserve, posing significant health risks to local communities. Ecuador’s Environment and Energy Ministry said in a statement the decision resulted from technical reports submitted by authorities in Cuenca and Azuay that are responsible for the area’s drinking water and irrigation systems. "The national government reaffirms its commitment to the rights of nature, the defense of water sources, and, under the precautionary principle, the protection of the health and well-being of the people of Cuenca and Azuay," it said. Cuenca Mayor Cristian Zamora, one of the leading voices opposing the mine, spoke at a public event thanking the authorities for listening and revoking the license for the project that he said would seriously threaten levels of water available for local residents. "It has been a decades-long struggle," he said. DPM, which acquired the project in 2021, did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The Loma Larga project was expected to receive investments of $419 million for an average annual production of about 200,000 ounces of gold during its first five years of operation, according to DPM. 3rd party Ad. Not an offer or recommendation by Investing.com. See disclosure here or remove ads. In August, the Ecuadorean government had already suspended activities related to the project until the company released an environmental management plan, despite having granted it a license a month earlier to begin construction. Despite having significant gold and copper deposits, Ecuador has halted mining projects due to recent legal rulings and local opposition. Currently, only two mining companies operate in the country. The Quimsacocha Reserve spans more than 3,200 hectares and encompasses the Andean "paramo" ecosystem, a type of highland moor. Its springs form one of the main water sources in the South American country. Which stock should you buy in your very next trade? AI computing powers are changing the stock market. Investing.com's ProPicks AI includes dozens of winning stock portfolios chosen by our advanced AI. Year to date, 3 out of 4 global portfolios are beating their benchmark indexes, with 98% in the green. Our flagship Tech Titans strategy doubled the S&P 500 within 18 months, including notable winners like Super Micro Computer (+185%) and AppLovin (+157%). Which stock will be the next to soar?
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October 4, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Ecuador revokes environmental license for Canada’s DPM to develop gold project By Reuters todayheadline

By Alexandra Valencia QUITO (Reuters) -Ecuador’s government has revoked the environmental license granted to Canadian mining company DPM Metals for the development of Loma Larga, a  project in…
Ecuador revokes environmental license for Canada’s DPM to develop gold project By Reuters todayheadline
By Alexandra Valencia QUITO (Reuters) -Ecuador’s government has revoked the environmental license granted to Canadian mining company DPM Metals for the development of Loma Larga, a  project in an environmentally sensitive area, the government said on Saturday. The decision follows strong opposition from residents and local authorities in Azuay province, where Loma Larga is located, who argue that its development would affect the Quimsacocha water reserve, posing significant health risks to local communities.
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October 4, 2025 at 5:17 PM