subject: Native People Fight Against Mining Scheme [print this page] Mediaworks reports hundreds of indigenous people in Ecuador opposed to planned mining projects are marching towards the countrys capital of Quito. There have already been clashes with police and criminal charges laid.The marchers, led by the Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities, say the 10% royalties on mining that contracts specify should benefit local communities will not be enough to compensate for harm done to Amazon forests and important watersheds:The activists point to the damage oil drilling has done to Ecuadors northern jungles, resulting in last years $US17.8 billion judgment against Chevron Corp.Ecuadors government and Canadas Kinross Gold could sign an agreement in June to develop the long-delayed Fruta del Norte gold project, the countrys largest mine.Henan Hongxing Mining Machinery Co., Ltd is a joint-stock mining machinery manufacturing enterprise integrated in scientific research, production and marketing. It is located at the High & New Technology Industries Development Zone of Zhengzhou,China with an area of 50 thousand m2 which includes 15,000 m2 of standard heavy duty industrial workshop. Equipments are more than 160 pieces, including large and medium sized metal processing, riveting and installing equipments. There are more than 660 workers including 80 administrators with secondary and senior occupational titles and engineering technicians. In order to promote the competitive strength, the advanced technologies have been introduced from America, Germany, Japan and Australia, which established the international advanced production line, first-class modern testing base as well as research centers of sand maker, mill and mine-selecting equipment. Scientific management, advanced processing technology and innovative manufacturing theory make the company become the mining machinery manufacturing and exporting base in China.On March 2, Chinese-owned mining company Ecuacorriente signed a contract to invest US$1.4 billion over five years for extracting copper in countrys southern Amazon.The deal was the first of its kind in Ecuador, which has no large-scale mining to speak of.The government of leftist President Rafael Correa sees mining as a way to counter-balance the impact on the economy of oil, which accounts for more than 50% of the countrys exports.Contracts for several other high-profile deposits, requiring a total investment of more than US$3 billion, could be signed by the end of the first quarter once the issue of royalty payments is resolved.Projects up for negotiations include Chinas Tongling Nonferrous Metals Group for the Mirador and San Carlos copper deposits, Canadas International Minerals (TSE:IMZ) for the Rio Blanco gold mine and IAMGolds (TSE:IMG) Quimsacocha gold-copper-silver mine.As the professional manufacturer of complete sets of mining machinery, such as Cement plant,Single toggle jaw crusher,Cone crusher supplier, Henan Hongxing is always doing the best in products and service.Sand Washer:http://www.crusher-machine.com/19.html Ore beneficiation:http://www.crusher-machine.com/n51.html
