Jason the Environmentalist17 Aug 2019 22:55
https://www.elnorte.ec/ibarra/jason-ward-yo-soy-una-persona-que-se-considera-un-ecologista-y-un-minero-JN492579
Jason Ward: "I am a person who considers himself an environmentalist and a miner"
Jason Ward is the president of ENSA, who said the Cascabel project has a lot of future. ”
What happens in Cascabel?
We are in the feasibility phase to know for sure how much ore we can exploit, how we take care of the environment, how we help communities, because if we cannot work together we will not be able to move on.
Are there deadlines?
In 2020 we will know exactly how we are going to plan the mine and even in the future, the life of the mine. The most important thing after using the mine is to leave the environment in good condition or perhaps better than it is now.
Does mining harm?
How many people drink water directly from the river, I ask them. Mining is life, there is no development without it. Can you turn off the light for a month? ... there they let me know. Mining is life, definitely like water.
Are you a miner and an environmentalist at the same time?
We are all environmentalists at heart, of course, but I am also a miner. The minerals we are looking for here is gold, but mainly copper. This is also for the future of the environment, for renewable energy that uses a lot of copper.
Do they work for what?
We are working to take care of the environment in the exploration phase, also in the exploitation phase, also the resources to improve the environment in the world and the economy of this country.
How many concessions does SolGold have in the country?
We have more than 70 concessions in Ecuador, but statistically of a thousand projects we may find a mine. We will explore in all and put our resources in the best projects.
Is Rattlesnake the most important?
Of the 72 projects, we have 12 as a priority and the discovery of the Alpala mine in the Cascabel project in Imbabura, is until now the most important and we do not know in the future what will happen.
How do you see the future?
Here the feasibility process is to have a 55-year-old mine that would employ more than 3,000 people directly and for that period of time.
What benefit does Ecuador have?
We will pay USD 17 billion in direct taxes to Ecuador. We will also use better technology for better care of the environment that may be better as in other projects in Australia where after the closure of the mine the land is better.
Does the community benefit?
We look at the welfare of people in this sector, we look at the future of children. There is no conflict here because we have worked well since day one.
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