TIMELINE: The rise and fall of Pascua-Lama
Chile’s environmental court has put the final nail in the coffin for Barrick Gold’s giant Pascua-Lama gold-silver project, straddling the border with Argentina, which had been on hold since 2013 over environmental concerns.
The court dismissed late on Thursday a legal challenge from the company to a 2018 ruling. At the time, Chile’s Environmental Protection Agency (SMA) ordered the “total and definitive closure” of the project.
Here are highlights of Pascua-Lama’s long and troubled history:
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Lou Lord
I believe it will come a time a board such as this will do same schematic on the legal woes of Barrick at Pascua Lama project.