An official poll was conducted May 10 by the well regarded Ecuadorian pollster group, Informe Confidencial. The polls were conducted in both the Ecuadorian capital city of Quito and the country’s largest city, Guayaquil. The question asked was ‘Weighing things, do you think the development of mining is good or bad for the country?’ Over 84% of the citizens polled in Quito and over 86% of those polled in Guayaquil responded that mining will be good for the country. (more…)