Ecuador mining's frozen concession registry reopens under an IMF June 2026 deadline, unlocking six copper and gold projects worth roughly $11 billion.
Mining
Key Facts
—The deadline. Reopening the mining cadastre is an IMF structural benchmark due at the end of June 2026.
—The freeze. The registry that issues new concessions has been shut since 2018.
—The prize. Six big copper and gold projects worth roughly $11bn sit waiting behind it.
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