The news come only a day after the project executive director in Chile, Eduardo Flores, told local media that Barrick was hopeful it could find a way forward with the long-delayed mine.
The world's largest mining company has scrapped the sale of Nickel West and will continue operating the unit after failing to find a buyer at the right price.
In new federal suit, estranged children seeks greater share of Gina Rinehart's most prized assets – Hope Downs and $10 billion Roy Hill iron ore mines.