Santiago — Reuters
Published Friday, May. 31 2013, 6:30 PM EDT
Barrick Gold Corp. has paid a discounted $11.6-million (U.S.) fine for serious environmental violations at its suspended Pascua-Lama gold project, a spokesperson for the company said on Friday.
Last Friday, Chile’s new environmental regulator ordered the controversial $8.5-billion project be halted and fined the world’s biggest gold miner around $16-million.
Chile’s President says Barrick Gold Corp. must follow 23 steps to comply with orders from his country’s environmental regulator, a message that underscores the tough road ahead for the company to get its crucial Pascua-Lama gold project back on track.
Sebastian Pinera, in Ottawa to discuss Canada-Chile economic relations, admonished Barrick for its handling of the $8.5-billion (U.S.) mine development so far.
So, let me see If I understand:
- Barrick Gold agree to pay to Chile the fine ( nothing to the Dominican counterparts)
- No foreign investment run away of Chile because of the fine
- The did have resources to pay a fine , despite what their executives were saying recently
- Dominicans haven't seen a dime yet after the famous agreement
- Barrick Gold will keep polluting the environment, the rivers, dams and air with tons of cyanide and mercury as they always do everywhere in the world...
- We, Dominicans , are the most naive human beings on planet Earth
Nobody is going to do nothing? Nobody is going to say nothing either?What the hell I am missing over here?
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