Tag: Eduardo Flores Zelaya

• Monday, May 27th 2013 - 08:13 UTC

  Chile fines and suspends Barrick Gold for contamination at major project

  

  Chilean authorities have fined the world's largest gold mining company, Barrick Gold Corp, more than 16 million dollars for environmental offences. Construction at the Pascua-Lama mine, on the border with Argentina, has been suspended until a system to contain contaminated water is put in place.