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Chilean regulator seeks new sanctions against Barrick's Pascua-Lama

Section: Daily Dispatches

From Reuters
Wednesday, April 22, 2015

Chile's environmental regulator SMA said on Wednesday it will seek new sanctions against Barrick Gold Corp's massive Pascua-Lama gold and silver project, complicating the possibility that the suspended mine might resume construction.

The regulator already fined Barrick $16 million in May 2013 for not complying with some of the country's environmental requirements at Pascua-Lama, which was put on hold indefinitely in October 2013.

Inspections that took place between 2013 and 2015, some of which were scheduled and others triggered by complaints from the local community, had revealed 10 new infractions, the SMA said. ...

... For the remainder of the report:

http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/04/22/barrick-gold-pascua-idUSL1N0XJ...



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