On June 16 (Monday), Ecuador's Ministry of Mines announced on Monday that the country had initiated the registration of new mining concessions for the first time in seven years, aiming to attract more ...

The move is part of a broader strategy to attract investment to the country's mining sector and clamp down on illegal ...

The Eastern Pacific Ocean spans the west coast of the Americas, crossing 13 countries from Canada to Chile. WWF focuses our ...

Deep in Ecuador's Podocarpus National Park, 2,200 illegal miners work in conditions that would shock Charles Dickens. They're ...

Venezuela now leads the world in the number of refugees and people in need of international protection, according to the ...

President Daniel Noboa's administration won legislative approval for two key laws aimed at strengthening its response to ...