Through an inter-ministerial resolution No. MAATE-MEM-2022-001, published in supplement No. 120 of the Official Gazette of August 4, 2022, the Ministry of the Environment, Water and Ecological Transition and the Ministry of Energy and Mines issued the regulation for the integral management of mining waste of sterile material by the recyclers in the special regime […]
On July 2, 2022, the constitutional judge of the Judicial Unit of Labor Law of Cuenca notified the written judgment by which it partially accepted the constitutional protection action filed against certain mining concessions located in the Quimsacocha highlands or Loma Larga . The judgment ruled on the violations alleged by the plaintiffs regarding the […]
On March 28, 2022, the Constitutional Judge of the Civil Judicial Unit based in Loja, issued an oral judgment rejecting the protection action filed by a group of members of the community of Gualel against 4 mining concessions (hereinafter the “Concessions”). On May 10, 2022, the Judge notified the written sentence (hereinafter the “Judgment”) which […]
By oral judgment of 28 March 2022, the constitutional judge of the civil judicial unit based in the canton of Loja, province of Loja rejected the constitutional protection action filed by a group of members of the community of Gualel against 4 mining concessions (hereinafter the “Concessions“), determining that it will provide its decision in […]
By memorandum number MERNNR-SMAPM-2022-0059-ME of March 23, 2022, the Undersecretary of Artisanal Mining and Small Mining of the Ministry of Energy and Non-Renewable Natural Resources (hereinafter the “MERNNR”) informed the its zonal coordinators of circular number MAAE-DNCA-2022-0008-C dated February 19, 2022 (hereinafter the “Circular”) signed by the Director of Environmental Regulations and Control of the […]
By ministerial agreement number MERNNR-MERNNR-2022-0012-AM of March 2, 2022, the Ministry of Energy and Renewable Natural Resources (MERNNR) issued the regulations for the formation and operation of the public-private mining advisory council [1] in accordance with the provisions of article 7 of the Mining Law as a competence of the MERNNR, which states: “[…] Create […]
By means of official document number MAAE-SCA-2022-0206-O of February 2, 2022, the Ministry of the Environment, Water and Ecological Transition (hereinafter the “MAATE“) informed the Ministry of Energy and Renewable Natural Resources (hereinafter the “MERNNR“) and this institution, in turn, to the mining title holders through their local offices, of its guidelines on the applicability […]
The Constitutional Court issued opinion number 7-21-CP and cumulative/22 of January 12, 2022, by which it resolves the request for 2 referendums composed of 4 questions on the exploitation of metal mining in the 4 regimes: artisanal, small, medium and large scale, in the parishes of Nono, Calacalí, Nanegal, Nanegalito, Gualea and Pacto, confirming that […]
By ministerial agreement No. MERNNR-MERNNR-2022-0001-AM, published in the third supplement to Official Register No. 629 of January 31, 2022, the Ministry of Energy and Non-Renewable Natural Resources issued the delimitation of the special mining control zone within the Zaruma canton. The Agreement establishes the following coordinates, within which the Control Zone will be located: The […]
The Constitutional Court issued judgment number 45-15-IN/22 on January 22, 2022, by which it decided (i) the unconstitutionality of the Organic Law of Water Resources (LORHUAA) and its regulations and (ii) that these remain in force until the approval of new law and regulations. The Ruling has a dissenting vote. Regarding the pre- legislative consultation […]
