The Ministry of Energy and Mines (MEM) issued Ministerial Agreement No. MEM-MEM-2025-0025-AM on July 17, 2025, by which it approved the “Guidelines for the transparency and traceability of royalties, surpluses,
The Ministry of Energy and Mines issued Ministerial Agreement MEM-MEM-2025-0023-AM of July 5, 2025, which amends the instructions for the granting of mining concessions for non-metallic minerals or construction materials
By means of resolution number ARCOM-ARCOM-2025-0028-R, the Mining Regulation and Control Agency – ARCOM, issued the Regulation for the collection of the ARCOM Supervision and Control Fee. FREQUENCY OF
On June 14, 2025, the Mining Regulation and Control Agency (the “ARCOM”) issued the “Regulation for the Control of Exports of Metallic Mineral Substances”, through resolution ARCOM-004/25, to strengthen the
Through resolution ARCOM-DE-2025-0035-RM, the Agency for the Regulation and Control of Mining (the “ARCOM”) issued the new Guidelines for the Preparation of Cadastre Reports and Certifications, which apply to all
In the Official Register No. 64, dated June 20, 2025, resolution number ARCOM-003/25 was published, through which it was established a supervision and control fee for the Mining Regulation and
On May 31, 2025, the Board of Directors of the Mining Regulation and Control Agency (the “ARCOM”) approved resolution no. ARCOM-002/25, enacting the reform of the Mining Registry Guidelines. This
The Ministry of Energy and Mines has officially announced the start of a progressive process of opening the National Mining Cadastre. This measure, long awaited by the actors in the
On June 15, 2025, the President of the Republic of Ecuador issued Executive Decree No. 32 (hereinafter “Executive Decree“), through which he amended the General Regulations to the Organic Law
On June 10, 2025, the Organic Law of National Solidarity was published in the Supplement to the Official Register number 56, which introduces relevant provisions for the mining sector, with
