The impact is felt strongly by mining companies dependent on rail to either transport supplies in, or transport products and by-products from operations.
Lundin has also developed a network of over 300 local suppliers in Ecuador. Since 2017, the company has injected about $61 million into the local economy.
A small number of citizens alleged that “new ecological factors” had come to light, which justified voiding Amulsar’s Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA).