Supreme flaw in a complicated trial that Pascua Lama

Article corresponding to Tuesday December 9, 2008

The high court's opinion confirms that Judge Maria Isabel Reyes had jurisdiction to adjudicate the case that faces the transnational and Rodolfo Villar mineral rights by 8600 hectares.


SANTIAGO, Tuesday 9. A complicated coup received the Nevada Mining Company, a subsidiary of Barrick Gold in Chile, for the implementation of the Pascua Lama project in the Huasco Valley, then to the plenary of the Supreme Court ruled last Friday November 28 in a case linked to the emblematic the engineer who faces trial in mines Rodolfo Villar Garcia, with the Canadian company's capital.

This is the process that weighed on the judge's 14 Civil Court of Santiago, María Isabel Reyes, and First Officer of the same body, Ulises Eagle Bar. Identified as the highest court, the judge shall apply only the disciplinary sanction of censure in writing.

In the same ruling, it states that Reyes had jurisdiction to give the opinion of first instance in 2006, which declared the nullity of the transaction whereby in 1996, Barrick Gold bought the mining rights to 8600 hectares located on Villar in the entrance area to the mega project and the gold that would have paid only $ 10,000, which was then considered laughable by the court.

"Removing the 7th considering the term" lacking - hence - of competition and also taking that Ms Mary Kokisch Isabel Reyes gave ruling in the case Rol No. 1912-01, without which it would be in condition to do so was confirmed in appeal , The resolution of June 23 this year, writing 936 pages, "says the Supreme Court ruling.

A source linked to the process, explained that with this ruling the trial which pits Villar with transnational foja zero again and have to see the faces again in the 14th Civil Court of Santiago.

"The Court of Appeals (second instance) had ruled that Judge Reyes had failed to lack of competition but precisely to eliminate that the Supreme Court, automatically suggests that it had jurisdiction and that therefore there is nothing questionable at fault as such, "he explains.

In that regard, said the same source, 14 Civil Court of Santiago should return to the first ruling in favor of Villar that nullified the contract with the Nevada Mining Company.

In the case of Ulysses Eagle meanwhile, the plenary of the Supreme Court applied tough sanctions since found that hindered the process at first instance by not carrying out two acts of shape.

"Run the merit of the background and considering that the charges against Officer First of 14 Civil Court of Santiago gift Ulises Eagle Bar have been accredited reliably, it is not sufficient claims or defenses put forward by him to call, and that the facts are an entity or gravity as to warrant the implementation of a disciplinary measure, the process of motion in the exercise of the powers that are vested this court under Article 540 of the Organic Code of Courts, becomes void dismissal decreed by the Court of Appeals of Santiago, "the ruling said.

"In its place, continuing libel applies to gift-Ulises Eagle Bar, First Officer of 14 Civil Court of Santiago, the disciplinary suspension of duties for a month, with half pay to enjoy."

With this, the high court held that the charges were fully accredited to it previously made to Eagle and that he had left without effect the Court of Appeals.

Ultimately, the Supreme Court credited the First Officer had not signed the CITES to hear verdict and had not notified the resolution in the first instance ruling by Judge Reyes, a situation that ultimately led to the Court of Appeals ruled against and raise the case to the Supreme Court.

In addition, the high court ordered the Public Prosecutor to send background, because in the course of investigating a complaint was made against the Eagles, so their punishment can be much stronger.

"Notwithstanding the foregoing resolved and considering the statements made in the process on the possible commission of an illegal criminal in the gestation of the wording of the verdict in the case Rol No. 1912-2001, please copy of this background to the ministry Public awareness and research for its relevance, "the ruling said. As of press time, Eagle was not yet notified of the verdict. Barrick Gold meanwhile, refused to refer to the subject.

Who is 100% Owner of Mina Pascua ?

After many weeks of Pascua Lama news the ongoing delays and the complicated tax issues in Chile and Argentina another story has begun to emerge from the depths of Mina Pascua. A Chilean miner living in Vancouver Canada known as Jorge Lopehandia has been filing documents to the authorizes in Chile and Canada saying that he is 100% owner of Mina Pascua.

Up until now the name of another miner Rodolfo Villar who went to the Supreme court to say he was hoodwinked by the company Barrick Gold has gotten all news coverage. The sale of his titles for 10,000 pesos or $20 US and the court case at the 14th Civil Court in Santiago which rendered the contract NULL and VOID. Barrick responded to this court decision saying it was a nucicence suit.
According to Vince Borg Senor Vice President , Corporate Communications, the lawsuit will not affect the development of Pascua-Lama.“We do not believe that the project's development will not be impacted. The claims ( Rodolfo Villar) in question do not affect the area of mineralization. They also will not affect the development of the project infrastructure,” he said.

He said he was unsure of how much exploration potential there is on these claims, but “I suspect not high.”

this was from that article " & Silver
Prospector Wins Initial Court Ruling on Barrick's Pascua Lama "
about the court case

However the little know fact is that Rodolfo Villar is an employee of Jorge Lopehandia and that Rodolfo went to sell the land title to Barrick Gold behind Jorge's back.

He was sued by Barrick Gold in Canada for libel in lawsuit the first of its kind in Canada . In order to silence and discredit him from accusations he was trying to publish online in this complicated story of Now after years in the background and himself being sued by the company for the first Internet backstabbing and raw deals.

Here is an excerpt told by Jorge to me about the deal between Rodolfo Villar when trying to sell titles as he needed money to maintain claims near Mina Pascua.

the fact is that Villar was authorized by Jorge "to dsign off as soon as John lill calls you as we have agreed to a transaction - 1996 as told by Jorge Lopehandia to Rodolfo Villar prior to Barrick ever meeting Villar or entering into business with ALEJANDRO MORENO at Pascua 1997"

"Rodolfo Villar told a lawyer Alejandro Moreno Prohens that he could not find me and needed $ to maintain claims near Pascua I sold to Barrick... MORENO told Villar NO WAY let me help I have cash... Villar gave the info to MORENO and MORENO re-claimed Villar's new discovery to MORENO'S NAME, and with this he went to Barrick to get 280 million and IN THE SAME (MORENO) CONTRACT get Villar 10,000 poesos for 8600 hectares

MORENO taught Barrick how to claim jump me after he claim jumped VILLAR

It is all in the anals of mining Registrar in Chile"...

When asked if Jorge is a claim jumper this case he responded. " No I am not a claim jumper, Barrick lost the area to its fraud to Chile and Mining Code when I claimed 1996. My areas are 100 % Mina Pascua and Vince Borg's Declaration make him liable to me and to his shareholders/banks and Chile itself.


He went on to explain more of the sorted detail

"We did not claim jump, Barrick lost the area to fraud to Chilean Mining Code and I proved this to John Lill in 1996, it was after Barrick discovered I was right that they JUMPED my AMARILLOS - correct at law discovery.... if their claims were right and I jumped their good claims... why TESOROS of Unda Lannos I seized judicially... why the rest of subsequent guanaco and burro pastures for Barrick thereat?"

In Chile there is a law against IMAGINARY CONTRACTS & TRANSACTIONS penalized with 5years 1 day per . barrick did many $10,000 pesos contracts near Pascua (self admitted in Trial in our case)

"The difference between today and last year when i sent out all this information to anyone who would listen is that I am now 100% owner of MinaPascua and I have all the documentation to prove it", says Jorge Lopehandia.

All I know is that on paper Jorge Lopehandia is the current title holder of Mina Pascua , how he got there is another story. This is a fight amongst miners ,who is the original owner and who holds the title today and who committed fraud," says Daniel Yanez freelance reporter for El Siglo who has written many articles on the Pascua Lama case and has follow Jorge Lopendia's story.

Whether or not this case gets any attention in the Chilean or Canadian media this ongoing saga of who is the rightful owner of Mina Pascua will continue. Only time will tell if the company can whether this latest storm as they have tried to maintain that everything is under control with respect to the advancements and on going delays with Project Mina Pascua (Lama).



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LETTER TO FISCAL de CONAMA

Sr. Rodrigo Guzman, Fiscal de CONAMA CHILE,
And,
Secretarías Regionales Ministeriales (SEREMI) de Minería

Dear Sirs: Via email

Re: Cia Minera Nevada SA (“Nevada”) and Mina Pascua: Barrick Gold Corporation (“Barrick”) and the “Pascua Lama” mining project (the “Project”)


We are the solicitors for Jorge Rodrigo Lopehandia, who possesses a general Power of Attorney as noted in the margins of the enclosed mining titles to the “Amarillo Norte and Amarillo Sur” mining claims.

Our client is concerned with the activities of Nevada and its claims of ownership of the Project in Chile. As you may be aware, the Courts in Santiago have ruled on the ownership of the claims referenced, referred to as “Amarillo” and “Tesoro”. Attached is a true copy of the Tesoro Claims with the continuing Injunction noted therein, and the Court Judgments for your review and reference.

We also attach for your review and reference the following:

1. A Technical Report dated march 30, 2005 [see page 43 ,Figure 9.2] and Barrick Shareholders’ Report dated November 30, 2006 [see page 16] as published by Barrick in Canada, wherein the UTM co-ordinates of the ore body (mining pit) are indicated;

2. A Satellite Image (the “Image”) of the Tesoro Claims showing the UTM co-ordinates of the Tesoro Claims, as prepared by Golder Associates, Professional Engineers;

3. A “Mountain Image” of the Pascua Lama Project as advertised by Barrick in Chile.

From a review of the UTMs shown in the Technical Report published by Barrick, and those UTM’s shown in the Barrick Shareholders’ Report, as compared to the UTMs shown in the Image, it is clear that the Tesoro Claims (which are the subject of the “Villar v. Nevada” Court case in Santiago) contain the ore body / mining pit of Mina Pascua.

With respect, Barrick’s claims as set out in their News Release dated October 11, 2007, attached, cannot be reconciled with the Court Judgment documents nor with the UTM co-ordinates as attached.


Accordingly, we ask that you assist Jorge Lopehandia by:

1. providing Barrick’s Environmental Impact Study;

2. providing the description of the areas of the Pascua project as represented to you by Barrick;

3. request that Barrick proves to your satisfaction that Barrick or Nevada owns current valid claims that are located near the Amarillos Sur / Norte claims, that have been owned by Barrick / Nevada prior to 1996;

4. request that Barrick provide details of the UTMs of the drilled ore body and proven reserves of Pascua that were sold to Deutsche Bank AG in 2005 from the Mina Pascua (Chile) as per the attached link: ;

5. request that Barrick provide details of the UTMs of the drilled ore body and proven reserves of Pascua that were sold as Royalties to International Royalty Corporation as detailed in the link: and as referenced in the following e-letter text received from International Royalty Corporation (“ROY”):

“dateTue, Jul 8, 2008 at 8:54 AM
subjectRE: Pascua NSR Royalty purchased from Barrick: Problem


Dave,

Thank you for your interest in International Royalty Corporation. I have done some research, and according to our lawyers in Santiago, the area covered by the lawsuit you mention below” [ref: Villar v. Cia Minera Nevada] “is very far to the north of the orebody. Please let me know if you have any other questions or concerns on the company.

Best regards,

Jack Perkins
Director of Investor Relations
International Royalty Corporation
303 991-9500”

With respect, if what is represented by ROY is correct, which cannot be substantiated by the UTM co-ordinates referenced above, would that not put the Pascua ore body in Region IV?

Argentina expects to settle conflict for Easter Lama before end of year

Though there is agreement between the government trasandino and the Chilean in the points related to the construction and subsequent operation of the mine, has not been possible to achieve a common position on the payment of taxes.

SANTIAGO.- TO a new meeting between the Chilean authorities and Argentinas, that should be produced in October, they cited the representatives trasandinos to try to settle the approval of the Lama Easter project, the first binational mining initiative in the world and that is located in the border of the regions of Atacama and San Juan.

Though there is agreement among both governments in the points related to the construction and subsequent operation of the mine, has not been possible to achieve a common position on the payment of taxes by the indivisible cross-border services, that is to say, how the taxes by this type of transactions will be distributed.

This discrepancy has delayed enough the start of the construction, considering that the Lama Easter departure date was, originally, 2006.

To be built, Easter Lama will be one of the greater mines of gold of the world. The project is to charged of the Canadian miner Barrick, that in Chile operates the mine of copper Zaldívar and possesses, besides, the prospect gold-bearing Hill you Marry him.

"The day from today the Ambassador (Argentine in Chile) González Garcia took contact with the authorities of the corresponding area in Chile, to transmit them that to the Argentine government interests to summarize the Binational Meeting of the working Party of the Mining Treaty the next month of October in Santiago of Chile", indicated the embassy through a public communiqué.

"It is expected that of that encounter a project of Resolution arise that loosen the question of the indivisible cross-border services. In this manner, would remain open its approval on the part of the Administrative Commission of the Treaty before end of year", added the text.

In August, the authorities of both countries met in Santiago, appointment of which a proposal delivered by the business arose. Said initiative was rejected by Argentina, that considered that its eventual application wounded its own tax regulation. On, not new proposals have arisen.

More still, the administrative permissions of the Argentine side conquer in December for which, of begin not the construction in that date, they should be dealt with again, what would imply a new delay.

SPANISH version

Si bien hay acuerdo entre el gobierno trasandino y el chileno en los puntos relacionados con la construcción y posterior operación de la mina, no ha sido posible lograr una postura común sobre el pago de impuestos.

SANTIAGO.- A una nueva reunión entre las autoridades chilenas y argentinas, que debiera producirse en octubre, citaron las representantes trasandinos para intentar zanjar la aprobación del proyecto Pascua Lama, la primera iniciativa minera binacional en el mundo y que se ubica en la frontera de las regiones de Atacama y San Juan.

Si bien hay acuerdo entre ambos gobiernos en los puntos relacionados con la construcción y posterior operación de la mina, no ha sido posible lograr una postura común sobre el pago de impuestos por los servicios transfronterizos indivisibles, es decir, cómo se distribuirán los impuestos por este tipo de transacciones.

Esta discrepancia ha retrasado bastante el inicio de la construcción, considerando que la fecha de partida de Pascua Lama era, originalmente, 2006.

De construirse, Pascua Lama será una de las mayores minas de oro del mundo. El proyecto está a cargó de la minera canadiense Barrick, que en Chile opera la mina de cobre Zaldívar y posee, además, el prospecto aurífero Cerro Casale.

"El día de hoy el Embajador (argentino en Chile) González García tomó contacto con las autoridades del área correspondiente en Chile, para transmitirles que al gobierno argentino le interesa concretar la Reunión Binacional del Grupo de Trabajo del Tratado Minero el próximo mes de octubre en Santiago de Chile", señaló la embajada a través de un comunicado público.

"Se espera que de ese encuentro surja un proyecto de Resolución que destrabe la cuestión de los servicios transfronterizos indivisibles. De esta manera, quedaría abierta su aprobación por parte de la Comisión Administradora del Tratado antes de fin de año", agregó el texto.

En agosto, las autoridades de ambos países se reunieron en Santiago, cita de la cual surgió una propuesta entregada por la empresa. Dicha iniciativa fue rechazada por Argentina, que consideró que su eventual aplicación vulneraba su propia normativa tributaria. En adelante, no han surgido nuevas propuestas.

Más aún, los permisos administrativos del lado argentino vencen en diciembre por lo que, de no comenzar la construcción en esa fecha, deberán ser tramitados nuevamente, lo que implicaría un nuevo retraso.

Te Deum in Copiapo " Water is a Human Right"

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PASCUA LAMA PARALYSIS SPOOKS INVESTORS

Chile and Argentina's failure to reach an agreement on procedures for the controversial Pascua Lama mining project have jeopardized four other bi-national mining projects between the two nations, representing an investment of over US$5 billion, reported Chilean daily La Tercera this weekend. As the first bi-national mining initiative to ever occur in Chile, Canadian company Barrick Gold’s Pascua Lama project was meant to set the administrative groundwork for future exploitation of the gold and mineral rich areas straddling the border. The controversial project, first proposed 20 years ago, has been delayed for two years and counting, as Argentina and Chile continue to haggle over tax revenue allocation issues (ST August 18). The other projects hanging fire due to the delay in the Pascua Llama deal, according to El Mercurio’s report, include the Tenke Mining and CVRD’s Las Flechas project, Xstrata Copper’s Pachón project, Lundin and Jogmec’s Vicuña project and the hitherto paralyzed Amos Andrés project with Río Tinto. All of these mining initiatives are taking their lead from Pascua Lama, and Chile and Argentina's failure to come to a concrete agreement is spooking investors. Still, the obstacles for the mining initiatives have not included consideration of the large-scale environmental damage the projects entail, nor grassroots resistance to the projects (ST May 8). Though approved by Chile's National Environmental Commission (CONAMA), the Pascua Lama project involves mining under glaciers, which have already been severely damaged by Barrick’s preliminary development work. The communities downstream also face the long-term contamination of their sole water supply, resulting in Barrick’s US$60 million “pay off” to the local downstream communities to keep them in line. While the company refuses to comment, rumors within the mining sector have it that Barrick is considering cutting its losses with the bi-national agreement and making the mine exclusively on the Chilean side, which is where 80 percent of the current site lies. SOURCES: LA TERCERA By Colette Bernasconi ( editor@santiagotimes.clThis e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it )

"Hay algunos que quieren que Pascua-Lama no salga"

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En medio de la incertidumbre por el futuro de la mina de oro Pascua Lama, José Luis Gioja dijo ayer que "lo que por ahí hay que tener ojo, lo que no es una acusación sino una observación, y es que hay algunos interesados en que el proyecto no salga. Hay algunos sanjuaninos que no los veo bien ubicados, y especialmente algunos chilenos que tienen intereses y que quieren que solamente se haga Pascua del lado de Chile". No obstante, oficialmente son optimistas con que la mina de oro se empiece a construir en septiembre, pese a las piedras en el camino (ver aparte).

El gobernador lanzó el análisis en momentos en que el proyecto minero de oro binacional está trabado principalmente porque Argentina y Chile no se ponen de acuerdo sobre dónde debe tributar la empresa Barrick. Los avances en las negociaciones fueron relativizados por el presidente de Barrick Sudamérica, Igor González, al inaugurar el jueves último el molino eólico de Veladero: "Todavía no contamos con los acuerdos tributarios binacionales y por lo tanto, no podemos anunciar el proyecto", dijo a este diario, una frase que fuentes gubernamentales calificaron como una "presión empresarial".

Según dijo el secretario de Minería local, Felipe Saavedra, el martes hay una reunión entre la empresa y el equipo oficial encabezado por el gobernador para seguir trabajando el tema tributario. Ayer también hubo una reunión para definir los permisos sectoriales.

"A nivel nacional sabemos que el secretario de Minería de la Nación nos envía informes periódicamente diciendo que se está trabajando, que se están resolviendo estos problemas, y ellos también son optimistas, de que vamos a contar con todos los instrumentos necesarios para que la empresa pueda comenzar la construcción de la mina", dijo Saavedra. Agregó que: "la empresa tiene apuro por comenzar y sabemos que en septiembre comienza la temporada, y por eso queremos para esa fecha tener todo terminado para que pueda empezar a construir".

En esa línea, Gioja dijo "estamos trabajando y bien, haciendo todos los esfuerzos desde la provincia, y también desde la Nación para ir cerrando los problemas que existen, y confiamos plenamente que antes de fin de año vamos a estar trabajando en el proyecto".

PASCUA LAMA MINE PLANS STILL AT STANDSTILL

Plans for Chile and Argentina's first shared mining project has hit a two-year delay as Argentinean President Cristina Fernández neglected to approve Chile's tax revenue distribution proposals, Chilean daily El Mercurio reported Monday.

After months of discussions, the Chilean government had sent Fernández a project for Chile to collect 80 percent of the taxes from Pascua Lama's gold, silver and copper mining operations that straddle the Chilean-Argentinean border, given that the majority of the deposits are located on Chile's side of the Andes mountain range in Region III. Argentina has insisted on a 50-50 split of the revenue.

Chile modified its tax distribution proposal in June in Argentina's favor as a solution to the split, but Argentina still found the deal insufficient. Since Argentina is confronting agriculture strikes and fighting tax battles within its own country, the Fernández government has put the proposal aside and dialogue between trans-Andean authorities has been shut off.

As several other million-dollar projects are collecting dust within the Bi-national Commission for the Mining Deal, authorities stress that the resolution to the Pascua Lama mine is important in order for other bi-national projects to proceed.

More than 17 million ounces of gold, as well as silver and copper deposits, sit in the mine-to-be of Canadian driller Barrick Gold, who had hoped to begin a US$3 billion mine construction in September (ST May 19). But delays in the tax revenue allocation plan, various sector permits pending in Argentina and resurfacing environmental contamination concerns (ST May 8) have pushed construction plans back two years.

If Pascua Lama is constructed, Chile's second largest gold source would produce 600,000 ounces of gold and 23 million ounces of silver a year, as well as smaller quantities of copper. The mine's tax revenues would be expected to sum up to US$7 billion in total (ST Sept 12, 2007).

SOURCE: EL MERCURIO
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CHILE'S REGION III SURPASSES REGION II IN MINING EXPLORATION

Friday, 08 August 2008

The Atacama zone of Chile’s Region III registered 8,518 mining exploration grants in 2007, an increase of 11.6 percent, surpassing the 7,044 grants in Antofagasta (Region II) for the first time ever. According to the latest Yearly Report on Chilean Mining, published by the National Service of Mining and Geology (SERNAGEOMIN), Atacama accounted for 22.7 percent of the Chilean mining exploration area, edging out Antofagasta’s 22.4 percent share. The vast area and abundance of exploration opportunities in Atacama have made the zone the most active mining site in Chile. Atacama boasted 2,326,700 hectares (1 hectare equals 10,000 square meters) of mining sites in 2007, compared to Antofagasta’s 2,298,400 hectares, which dropped by 23 percent from 2006. “Atacama’s large diversity and great potential from the geological standpoint is attracting exploration from all types of companies,” said Juan Carlos Guajardo, executive director of the Center for Copper and Mining Studies (CESCO). “Region III has large deposits of copper and gold as well as titanium and nonmetallic minerals. Because of this, Atacama is generating a lot of interest from a variety of miners.” Alejandro Vío, national director of SERNAGEOMIN, believes that more junior mining companies are exploring Region III due to its great stock of mining sites, which is creating an important dynamic in terms of mining exploration. Over US$7 billion has been invested in the region, according to government estimates. Among the main projects in the zone are Pascua Lama (Barrick Gold), Relincho (Tech Cominco), Caserones (Nippon Mining), El Morro (Xstrata Copper and Metallica Resources Limited) and Inca de Oro. Next Sunday the National Society of Mining (SONAMI) will celebrate a “Mining Day” in the Atacama city of Tierra Amarilla, because of the leading role the area is playing in Chile’s mining industry. President Michelle Bachelet will attend the event, together with public and private authorities.

Barrick Shareholders ask to vote on shareholder proposal on Pascua Lama project

(See video clip of Pascua Lama proposal below)

For several years now, the RRSE follows closely the various developments in connection with the Pascua-Lama project, put forward by the mining company Barrick Gold of Canada. Both in its scope (the project has a concession of 3 041 square km) and by its location overlooking the border of Chile and Argentina (in the middle of a semi-arid and desert at an altitude of 3 800 5 to 200 meters, the RRSE is of the opinion that this project presents significant risks with respect to the quality and accessibility of water for local people.

Following the precautionary principle, and considering that:

* Water is essential to life and the realization of all human rights; Water is essential to life and the realization of all human rights;

* The Pascua Lama mine will be located in a seismic zone, high elevation, upstream of the few sources of water of two inhabited valleys in Chile and Argentina that extraction by cyanidation will and that the complex will produce large quantities of dust and acid drainage, the Pascua Lama mine will be located in a seismic zone, high elevation, upstream of the few sources of water of two inhabited valleys in Chile and Argentina that extraction by cyanidation will and that the complex will produce large dust quantities and acid drainage;

* An accident, natural or industrial, could have significant and irreversible effect on the quantity and quality of water in the region, as well as the reputation and profitability of Barrick, an accident, natural or industrial, could have significant and irreversible effect on the quantity and quality of water in the region, as well as the reputation and profitability of Barrick;


The RRSE offered by way of a shareholder proposal that:

* Hires a management advisory panel of experts of international renown, independent in fact and in appearance, and familiar with best practices in relevant disciplines, for the reassurance on all aspects of the project, including the monitoring of post-safety exploitation; management engage an advisory panel of experts of international renown, independent in fact and in appearance, and familiar with best practices in relevant disciplines, for the reassurance on all aspects of the project, including follow-up safety post-operation;

* The panel released a summary annual independent recommendations of its members, the panel makes public an annual summary of the recommendations of independent members;

* The direction is not bound by the panel recommendations, but says, if so, why she chose not to follow the recommendations. management is not bound by the panel recommendations, but says, if so, why she chose not to follow the recommendations.

2009 Barrick Gold Shareholders meeting

© RRSE

Veladero Fronter of Chile /Argentina

Today along with another small crew of Canadian filmmakers from Canada along with some residents of the Valley of Husaco traveled several hours to the Barrick Gold, Veladero project.
WE left out our destination at 7am for the 3hour drive to the last small town of El Corral before travelling again 3 more hours to the frontier of Chile and Argentina


Concillors Luis Fuara and as well as Olca Co-ordinator and longtime friend and alley of the Anti Pascua Lama movement. It was the first time for most to travel this far outside of the valley to where several mining companys have been working in exploration.

Barrick tour of El Indio

Today along with the Alcaldesa of Vicuña Gloria Torres and representatives from community we visited the Mine El Indio In the III Region of Chile. We left Compania Minera Nevada's offices at 7am for the 3+ hour drive to the project with the superintendente of sustainable development of Barrick, Henry Martínez .

Prior to leaving we had to have a health exam with a doctor to be authorized to travel to the project .Upon arrival we had to follow up with another health exam on the day of to see if we were fit to travel up to the altitude of 4000m+ .

We were then treated to a lunch and video presentation of the Plan of Closure for El Indio as well as the many other projects of Barrick worldwide. People afterward were able to openly ask whatever question they had about the projects past and future operations. Some of the people's questions were quite about the negatives effects of the mines history up to this point.


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