1. The draft mining law is supposed to be in the hands of the President office by June 11. All the companies were to have their comments in there well before that.
2. Jose Serrano speaking at the Latin America Mining Congress in Florida on June 18th...see details below.
9.40am
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Keynote Ministers panel: Regional regulatory update
- Working with local governments
- Local challenges: striking a balance between attracting investors & reaping the benefits of exploration
- Attracting foreign investment: Overcoming miner & shareholder concerns
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Luiz Bizzi, Regional Manager, Latin American Exploration, BHP Billiton, Brazil
Luis Ferrari, National Director of Mining and Geology, Government of Uruguay
Jose Serrano, Vice-Minister of Mining, Ecuador, United States
3. Ecuador's Oil and Mining Minister Galo Chiriboga will begin a tour educating the market about the draft law with a presentation in Miami likely later this month.
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