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 | The Case Against Barrick Gold: Why Shareholders are turning on this mining giant by Sakura Saunders, Special to ProtestBarrick July 26th, 2013 On June 5, 2013, Lewis and Patricia Clark filed a class action lawsuit for themselves and other shareholders against the world's largest gold miner for �making false and misleading statements and concealed material information� relating to Pascua-Lama�s delays and costs. The class covers everyone who bought Barrick common stock between May 7, 2009, and May 23, 2013. Since this date, at least 9 law-firms have taken on the case against Barrick. |
| Exclusive: Chile indigenous group likely to appeal Barrick ruling: lawyer by Alexandra Ulmer, Reuters July 18th, 2013 A Chilean indigenous group will likely ask the Supreme Court to review a lower court decision on Barrick Gold Corp's Pascua-Lama gold mine, because the ruling does not go far enough to protect the environment, a lawyer representing the group told Reuters on Thursday. |
| Chile court rules for Indians against Barrick Gold by EVA VERGARA, Associated Press July 14th, 2013 A Chilean appeals court ruled against the world's largest gold mining company on Monday, favoring Chilean Indians who accuse Barrick Gold Corp. of contaminating their water downstream and creating more doubts about the future of the world's highest gold mine. The judges in the northern city of Copiapo unanimously ruled that Barrick must keep all its environmental promises before moving forward with construction of the Pascua-Lama mine at the very top of Chile's mountainous border with Argentina. They also said Barrick must monitor the condition of three glaciers next to the mine project. |
| VIDEO: Diaguita Sing Against Barrick Gold A video and song by Pedro Martinez, a member of the ethnic Diaguita who are opposed to Barrick Gold on their lands. |
| Shifting Prospects by Tim Elliot, Sydney Morning Herald - Good Weekend In the Highlands of Papua New Guinea, the locals are largely locked out of the wealth of a lucrative goldmine. Tim Elliott meets a few brave young men determined to claim just a tiny piece of pie. |
| Open letter to Corporate Knights regarding Barrick's placement at #4 on "Best 50 of 2013" by ProtestBarrick.net June 14th, 2013 I am writing in response to your recent "Best 50 of 2013" listing, where you place Barrick Gold in the position of 4th best corporate citizen. You acknowledged that awarding them this honour would stir controversy, as you acknowledge the company has many accusations placed against it for human rights abuses, and even the Chilean government recently shut down its Pascua Lama project due to "environmental irregularities". Still, referencing "publicly disclosed data points that can be compared across companies", you insist that Barrick is a corporate leader. |
| Corporate Knights defend abusive corporations
by Sakura Saunders, An edited version appeared in NOW Magazine June 13th, 2013 You only need to check out Corporate Knights magazine�s just-issued Best 50 Corporate Citizens In Canada index to get that �clean capitalism� is all show, no substance. |
| Barrick fined $16m for Pascua-Lama violations by LUIS ANDRES HENAO, Associated Press May 24th, 2013 Chile's environmental regulator blocked Barrick Gold Corp.'s $8.5 billion Pascua-Lama project on Friday and imposed its maximum fine on the world's largest gold miner, citing "very serious" violations of its environmental permit as well as a failure by the company to accurately describe what it had done wrong. |
| Q&A: Sen. Allende on Barrick Gold�s controversial Chilean mine by Kalynne Dakin, Santiago Times May 8th, 2013 The Socialist Party senator addresses constituent and worker concerns as US$8.5 billion Pascua-Lama mine faces shutdown. |
| Barrick�s environmental foes jump on wobbly miner by MARTIN MITTELSTAEDT , Globe and Mail April 25th, 2013 The long term outlook for Barrick shares hinges on many factors: the gold price is obviously the biggest driver, but the company also faces vociferous opposition from environmentalists and many residents around its mine sites, which should be a long term worry for shareholders. |
| Barrick AGM Protest in pictures protestbarrick.net April 24th, 2013 Protesters braved the rain to send a message to shareholders of Barrick Gold: "Barrick is a toxic asset, invest in life!" (all photos Allan.Lissner.net) |
| Chile rejects Barrick�s appeal to resume work at Pascua Lama by Cecilia Jamasmie, Mining.com April 23rd, 2013 Chilean appeals court rejected Canadian Barrick Gold (NYSE, TSX: ABX) subsidiary Minera Nevada's plea to reverse the order to suspend construction on the troubled Pascua Lama gold and silver project. |
 | New Report! "Debunking Barrick" by multiple authors, ProtestBarrick April 23rd, 2013 As Protest Barrick completes its sixth year of working with communities impacted by Barrick Gold, we are publishing a different kind of alternative annual report. We have noticed over the years that despite some of Barrick`s major abuses coming into light, the company has been able to maintain � within select circles � a reputation for Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). Meanwhile, around the world, Barrick�s name is still associated with corruption, abuse and environmental harms. |
| Canada at the forefront of a controversial mining boom in Africa by TRAVIS LUPICK, Georgia Straight April 18th, 2013 TAMARA HERMAN WAS filming from the edge of an open-pit mine in northwest Tanzania when gunshots rang out overhead. The shots were fired in the direction of a group of artisanal miners who were panning the mine�s waste rock, but they looked more like a warning than an attempt to kill. |
| 2012-13: A bad year for Barrick excerpt of "Debunking Barrick", an alternative annual report on Barrick Gold April 18th, 2013 Before you think about investing in Barrick, check out this timeline of actions against Barrick's operations around the world since last July. |
| Barrick Gold: Is Pascua-Lama A Mine That Should Not Be Built? Seeking Alpha April 16th, 2013 The uphill struggle for Barrick Gold (ABX) to finally bring the Pascua-Lama mine into production hit another snag last week when a Chilean court ordered all works on the Chilean side of the project to cease pending a decision on a complaint filed by a group of native indigenous people. Court sources quoted by Reuters anticipate the dispute to go to the Chilean Supreme Court, which could mean delays to the order of several months. The suspension is the latest in a series of setbacks to the Pascua-Lama project. Target dates for initial production have been delayed, and cost estimates had to be corrected at least twice. |
 | CONFRONT BARRICK: 2013 AGM Protest and Alternative Annual Report! Once a year, the board of Directors of the world�s most powerful gold mining corporation converge in downtown Toronto. This year, we're releasing a report that chronicles Barrick's lies and highlights the true stories behind their false CSR spin. Help us ensure that these stories don't get ignored. |
| Chile court suspends Barrick's Pascua Lama mine by LUIS ANDRES HENAO, Associated Press April 10th, 2013 A Chilean court on Wednesday suspended Barrick Gold Corp's Pascua Lama mine after indigenous communities complained that the project is threatening their water supply and polluting glaciers. |
| Beyond the Headlines: Porgera in Crisis by Sakura Saunders, from report "Debunking Barrick" In May 2009, Jethro Tulin was interviewed on the CBC�s As it Happens, reporting about the fact that over 300 houses were burnt down by police next to Barrick�s Porgera Mine in Papua New Guinea (PNG). The news hit the front page of newspapers in PNG, citing the Jethro�s interviews from North America. Even the Sydney Morning Herald � the largest newspaper in Australia � ran an entire series of feature articles on the Porgera situation, while Amnesty International and the Coalition on Housing Rights and Evictions both made public statements condemning the house burnings. |
| Agro leaders to protest Barrick Gold contract on Friday Dominican Today April 9th, 2013 The country�s agro producers grouped in CONFENAGRO on Tuesday called for a series of protests on Friday April 12, in rebuke of Barrick Gold�s contract, which calls for only 3% of the profits from the gold mined at Cotu�, in Dominican Republic�s northeast. |
