Malaise in the dialogue miner

The mining dialogue that promotes the Government continued yesterday in Machala and continues today in Zaruma, in El Oro. Yesterday, during the first day of talks, the Minister of Mines and Petroleum, Galo Chiriboga, and technicians of the ministry explained the details of mining activity in the country and in El Oro, in particular.

Interventions, which lasted for over an hour, bothered the mining sector, a large group who attended the small premises where it was carried out.

Fabian Rodriguez, president of the National Chamber of Mines, expressed his displeasure at the lack of information on the preliminary draft of the new Mining Law. "Just today what I have just given."

He said after the second day of dialogue, not talked about anything yet. "This has become a monologue government."

The dialogue of Machala was not without bloodshed. Faced with the Minister, a miner complained to the director of The Gold Mine, James Stone, for alleged acts of corruption in the delivery of concessions. Chiriboga reacted iracundo increpa and the complainant.

Visibly annoyed, the Minister offered to accompany the concessionaire the Prosecution "If you have evidence, if it is not a slander."

Chiriboga asked yesterday at a listing of mining activities affected by the suspension of activities in the sector.

For its part, the National Chamber of Mines presented a paper to seven sheets detailing its proposals for reform to the new Mining Law.