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Chile blocks Barrick Gold mining project
Diaguita Indians celebrate victory in seeing mining giant Barrick Gold Corporation fined for environmental violation.
Chile's environmental regulator has blocked Canada-based Barrick Gold Corporation's multi-billion dollar mining project and imposed its maximum fine, citing "serious" environmental violations.
After a four-month investigation, Chile's Environmental Superintendent said on Friday that all construction work on the Pascua-Lama mine must stop until Barrick builds the systems it promised to put in place for containing contaminated water.
Chile's government also imposed a fine of eight billion pesos ($16.36m), the highest possible under Chilean law.
The violations include: Failing to build structures to contain contaminated water before mine construction began, failing to keep the agency informed about problems and changes, and failing to provide data sought by inspectors.
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The sanctions don't mean the end of the Pascua-Lama mining project.
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