Tag: Pascua Lama

• Thursday, April 11th 2013 - 07:22 UTC

  Chilean court suspends construction of world’s biggest gold mine in the Andes

  

  A Chilean court has suspended construction of what would be one of the world's biggest gold mines on Wednesday, accepting a complaint filed by indigenous groups on environmental grounds.

• Monday, July 30th 2012 - 07:04 UTC

  Soaring costs delay Barrick-Gold Andes mining project delayed a full year

  

  Barrick Gold, the world’s biggest gold miner, says its capital costs to develop a giant mine high in the Andes could reach 8 billion dollars and has delayed production until 2014.

• Wednesday, July 4th 2012 - 18:37 UTC

  Argentine high court ruling delays mining in glacier and peri-glacier areas

  

  Canadian mining giant Barrick Gold Corp. suffered a legal setback on Tuesday as Argentina's Supreme Court reversed preliminary injunctions that have blocked key parts of a glacier protection law.