More problems for Barrick Gold
On 18th July the Appeal Court in Copiapó, Chile, upheld a previous decision taken in April, and ordered Minera Nevada S.A.
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Pascua-Lama suspended
The operations of the Pascua Lama project owned by Barrick Gold corporation has been suspended following a court order due to environmental violations. This is the last of a series of events that have seen the company lose the value of its share. Since February 2013 the company has been …
Checkmate for Barrick Gold
ARGENTINA’S SUPREME COURT UPHOLDS GLACIER PROTECTION LAW Straddling the high peaks of the southern Andes, the Canadian mining giant Barrick Gold’s $5Bn. Pascua Lama project, one of the company’s most controversial open-cast mining operations, looms menacingly over Argentina and Chile. The project, covering 2,600km2 between the two countries, will not …
Don’t Open-Cast for me, Argentina
The National Council for Indigenous Women in Argentina has issued a strong statement about the repression associated with open cast mining taking place in Catamarca, in the north of the country. CONSEJO NACIONAL DE LA MUJER INDÍGENA - Argentina Tel +54(11)4581-4501- E: [email protected] www.conamiargentina.es.tl Fundacion Decenium [email protected] PRONUNCIAMIENTO ANTE LA …