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Ecuador revokes mining concessions



By JEANNETH VALDIVIESO, AP
18 April 2008 @ 06:01 pm EST


Ecuador Mining Activity
Demonstrators carry a coffin representing mining activity in Ecuador during a protest in front of the government palace in Quito, Friday, April 18, 2008. The assembly writing Ecuador's new constitution overwhelmingly approved a decree on Friday to revoke most mining concessions in the country. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa)
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Shares of Aurelian closed down 31.5 percent on the Toronto Stock Exchange after the decree was passed. Iamgold and the International Minerals Corporation registered slight losses. EcuaCorriente is not traded on the exchange.

Correa, a U.S.-trained economist, took office last year, vowing to increase state control of natural resources and the economy.

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