When a mining project fails on Water: What Loma Larga tells us about regulatory Gaps and Risks
September 10, 2025, Ecuador’s Ministry of Environment revoked the environmental license for the Loma Larga gold project in Azuay, citing hydric risk and applying the precautionary principle under the Constitution. Only a few months earlier, DPM Metals had secured that same license after completing an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) that met every procedural requirement under …