Zamora Chinchipe, Ecuador · South America
Los Encuentros sits on the route: 20 minutes from Chicaña.
Los Encuentros is a town located in Zamora Chinchipe, Ecuador. With a population of 0, it is an important destination in South America.
On a road trip, Los Encuentros sits in Ecuador, where you drive on the right. It's in the America/Guayaquil time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Los Encuentros to your route.
The Fruta del Norte deposit is the largest gold deposit in Ecuador. The deposit is part of the Corriente Copper Belt located in the Amazon province of Zamora-Chinchipe.
In 2006 Aurelian Resources discovered a large deposit at Fruta del Norte, estimated between 6.8 and 10 million ounces of gold and between 9.1 and 14Read more
million ounces of silver. Following changes to Ecuadorian mining laws that limited foreign ownership of mining projects, the Canadian company Kinross Gold acquired Aurelian Resources in 2009 and took on the project. Despite the project's potential, and just days before Congress passed a new mining law in 2013, Kinross pulled out of Ecuador after a dispute over windfall taxes, reporting a loss of $720 million. In 2014 Kinross sold its entire interest in the project to Fortress Minerals Corporation. The company was renamed Lundin Gold and the Fruta del Norte deposit went into production in 2019.
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Los Encuentros is located in Zamora Chinchipe, Ecuador, South America. The coordinates are -3.7599 latitude, -78.6480 longitude.
Los Encuentros has a population of approximately 0 people, making it a town in Ecuador.
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