Barrick Gold halts Veladero mine on fresh cyanide spill
The incident happened on Sep. 8, when a pipe carrying process solution in the heap leach area was struck by a large block of ice that had rolled down the heap leach valley slope, Barrick said.
The company's net profit came in at 241 billion yen ($2.1 billion) for the six months ended Sept. 30, against a net loss of 60 billion yen a year earlier.
Judge said while the complaint lists "tragic events" it could not trace a link back to US tech giants: "The only real connection is that the companies buy refined cobalt.”