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A mining referendum is a direct and universal vote in which an entire electorate is invited to vote on a mining proposal. Mining referendums have been held in Tambo Grande, Peru in 2002, [1] Esquel, Argentina in 2003, [1] [2] and Cuenca, Ecuador in 2021. [3] [4] [5] In each of the three cases the local community rejected the establishment of new mines in their territory. [1] [3]
In 2022 activists in Quito, Ecuador gathered 380,000 signatures to petition a mining referendum to block a mining project in the forests of Chocó Andino. [6]
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A mining referendum is a direct and universal vote in which an entire electorate is invited to vote on a mining proposal. Mining referendums have been held in Tambo Grande, Peru in 2002, [1] Esquel, Argentina in 2003, [1] [2] and Cuenca, Ecuador in 2021. [3] [4] [5] In each of the three cases the local community rejected the establishment of new mines in their territory. [1] [3]
In 2022 activists in Quito, Ecuador gathered 380,000 signatures to petition a mining referendum to block a mining project in the forests of Chocó Andino. [6]