Comments on: Barrick has had enough: stops construction of Pascua-Lama, mulls stake sale

By: Carlos

Carlos — Thu, 07 Nov 2013 09:44:01 +0000

I am surprised that there is not a single mention to all the environmental problems this project has had since its inception. The last “roadblock” (as is defined in the article) came from the Supreme Court in Chile (Sept. 25, 2013) confirming the resolution of a lower court that forced Barrick to stop Pascua-Lama activities until several environmental damages were remediated, abated and avoided. In stead, Barrick has decided to temporarily stop the multi-billion project and avoid the humongous costs that would represent developing a fully environmentaly friendly mining project. I must add that this emblematic project is not only important to Barrick, but also to Argentina and Chile, as it is the first transboundry mining project in Latin America.

By: Abe

Abe — Fri, 01 Nov 2013 21:04:42 +0000

Having worked for Barrick on the process plant in Argentina for two years, I feel sorry for the local personnel in San Juan Argentina and the surrounding communities who needed this project to better their well being.

By: Gary

Gary — Fri, 01 Nov 2013 04:21:50 +0000

My point exactly

By: Gary

Gary — Fri, 01 Nov 2013 03:28:19 +0000

I am pleased that the Chilean workers will now be to move onto other mining projects where I am sure they will get much higher wages