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Barrick gets court go-ahead on Cortez Hills

Last updated: May 5, 2010

In December 2009, the Western Shoshone won a legal victory on the expansion of Barrick Gold’s key Cortez gold mine in Nevada. Yet despite this the company proceeded with the project. It now appears that …
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Barrick’s “Historic Gift” fulfills an academic dream – but critics call it “Blood Money”

Last updated: May 5, 2010

The University of Toronto has announced that their new School of Global Affairs will be built with what many regard as the “blood money” of Peter Munk, CEO of Barrick Gold. Munk has praised brutal …
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Barrick Gold and its disputes in Dominican Republic

Last updated: Mar 23, 2010

The world’s biggest corporate gold miner, Barrick, has been saddled with yet another accusation that it’s been operating illegally – this time in the Dominican Republic. Coincidentally, the issue of the contract between Pueblo Viejo …
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Tanzanians more cursed than blessed

Last updated: Mar 8, 2010

In this opinion piece the author asks whose interests drive the government and politicians in Tanzania and who is at the heart of policy development and formulation when mining corporations enjoy a better relationship with …
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Barrick in trouble over Pascua Lama project

Last updated: Mar 8, 2010

Huascoaltinos claim over Pascua Lama deemed admissible by the Inter-American Court of Human Rights

The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) has acknowleged that the Chilean state may have committed violations of rights, enshrined in …
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Judge Suspends Yamana’s Agua Rica Project After Clashes in Andalgala, Argentina

Last updated: Feb 25, 2010

One of the most controversial mining projects in Argentina, already affected by the economic crisis last year, has been halted by a court order after protests and clashes in the town of Andalgalá, Catamarca province. …
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Western Shoshone return to court, citing violations by Barrick Gold

Last updated: Feb 18, 2010

Last December, Western Shoshone plaintiffs won a court stay on expansion by Barrick Gold of its major Cortez gold mine in Nevada, citing environmental violations. Since then, the company has proceeded with the project after …
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Papua New Guinea: Amnesty urges police violence at Porgera be investigated

Last updated: Feb 12, 2010

Amnesty International has published a report on alleged police brutality and forced evictions occurring around the Porgera gold mine in Papua New Guinea. The organisation asks members of the public to urge the PNG government …
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