A Chilean court has suspended work at Barrick Gold Corporation's Pascua Lama mine after indigenous communities complained that the project is threatening their water supply and polluting glaciers. The appeals court in the northern city of Copiapo charged Barrick with environmental irregularities during construction of the mine, which straddles the Chile-Argentina border, and is the highest altitude gold and silver mine in the world.
A Chilean court has suspended work at Barrick Gold Corporation's Pascua Lama mine after indigenous communities complained that the project is threatening their water supply and polluting glaciers. The appeals court in the northern city of Copiapo charged Barrick with environmental irregularities during construction of the mine, which straddles the Chile-Argentina border, and is the highest altitude gold and silver mine in the world.
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