Ecuador moving from explorers’ hotspot to copper exporter with first cargo

Ecuador is moving forward with plans to move from an explorers hotspot to mining exporter as the country’s only large-scale copper mine readies to ship its first large cargo in November. The $1.4 billion Mirador open-pit mine, owned by a joint venture of Tongling Nonferrous Metals Group and China Railway Construction (EcuaCorriente), opened in July. […]