Giron Ecuador Residents to vote on gold exploration

Posted on February 19, 2015 • Filed under: Ecuador, Enviromental Issues, Latin America Mining

telesurtv.net reported… While affected communities are excited about employment prospects, they are also worried about the health and environmental impacts of gold exploration. A community in southern Ecuador will vote in a referendum over whether to continue gold exploration. Although residents of Giron in the Azuay Province are excited about the prospect of more employment, they are also worried that the exploration could contaminate the drinking water supply. Read Article

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