Barrick Gold

Nevada federal judge refuses to grant injunction to halt Cortez Hills gold project

Kailash — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 12:13:14 +0000

RENO, NV – Citing the “huge implications to the public at a time of severe economic difficulties,” a Reno federal court judge refused to issue a preliminary injunction to stop construction on Barrick’s one-million-ounce per year Cortez Hills gold project.

In his ruling from the bench Monday afternoon, Judge Larry Hicks said recent decisions by the U.S.

Traditional Owner wins injunction restraining Barrick Gold mine expansion

Kailash — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 18:39:17 +0000

Yesterday the NSW Land and Environment Court handed down a decision in favour of Wiradjuri Traditional Owner, Neville Chappy Williams, with
an injunction restraining the NSW Minister of Planning from determining the E42 Modification Request for the proposed expansion of Barrick Gold’s mine in Lake Cowal.

“We are very pleased with the result”, stated Mr. Williams, “We have been fighting against the world’s largest gold mining company, Barrick Gold, for nearly 10 years, we will continue to fight until we get justice.

Peru Mining Conflicts Grow Critical-Government, Mining Companies, Donors and Civil Society Must Take Action, says Oxfam

Kailash — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 20:02:27 +0000

Washington, DC – Peru may face a crisis that could hinder the long term viability of the nation’s mining industry, says international aid agency Oxfam America. The Peruvian government, the mining industry, international donors and civil society must act quickly to help the country break the current cycle of conflict and ensure that mining helps reduce poverty and contributes to Peru’s development.

Since 2006, Peru has seen an impressive annual economic growth rate of more than six percent.

Revenues from Oil, Gas and Mining Must Benefit All Cambodians, New Coalition Urges

Kailash — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 10:41:05 +0100

Phnom Penh, Cambodia – Cambodians for Resource Revenue Transparency (CRRT), a new coalition of civil society organizations was launched today and urged the Royal Government of Cambodia, donors, private businesses, and other stakeholders to promote transparency in the management of revenues from oil, gas and mining to ensure that they benefit every citizen of Cambodia.

As Cambodia is expected to experience a sudden resource windfall, careful planning is needed to ensure that a sudden increase in revenues and expenditures are properly managed in a socially transparent and accountable mann

Enforcement Proceedings - SEC Sues ZNext Mining and its Principal for Fraud and Registration Violations

Kailash — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 10:45:05 +0100

The Securities and Exchange Commission today filed a complaint in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California against penny stock company ZNext Mining Corporation, Inc., formerly known as Pearl Asian Mining Industries (PAIM), and its principal, Elvira G. Gamboa.

The SEC’s complaint alleges that from as early as 2004 through 2008, Gamboa caused PAIM to issue numerous materially false and misleading press releases and other disclosures, which gave the impression that PAIM owned and operated a viable gold mining operation in the Philippines.

Native Human Rights Defenders Honored in San Francisco

johnacuna — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 03:43:01 +0100

SAN FRANCISCO — The International Indian Treaty Council honored Carrie Dann, Western Shoshone, and Manny Pino, Acoma Pueblo, with Human Rights Defenders Awards Saturday, March 7, in San Francisco.
“We have the original rights, not aboriginal rights, because we were the first here,” Dann said at San Francisco State University.

Canadian mining firms face abuse allegations

Kailash — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 10:23:42 +0000

John McKay, Liberal MP for Scarborough-Guildwood, has introduced a private member’s bill designed to put controls on mining companies overseas. Conservatives have vowed to kill the bill, which is opposed by Canada’s mining industry. MPs are debating it in a House of Commons committee this week.
A Canadian mine – leads to conflict
Canadian mining companies are facing allegations of abuse and assault on local citizens in dozens of developing nations.
The companies say they have done nothing wrong — mining copper, gold and other metals brings only prosperity to these poor regions.

Proposed Canadian law would police miners abroad

Kailash — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 15:36:24 +0000

TORONTO – Canada’s top mining companies have lined up against a proposed law that would withhold federal investment dollars from companies found in violation of social responsibility standards in foreign countries.

The private-member’s bill, brought forward by opposition Liberal lawmaker John McKay in response to criticism of the behavior of Canadian miners abroad, received preliminary approval in the House of Commons in April.

It has been in committee hearings this month, ahead of a final vote that could come early next year, though as non-government legislation, its chances of being pa

MPs told of gang rapes at mine; Toronto-based company hotly denies crime at South Pacific site

Kailash — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 11:10:50 +0000

A usually sedate parliamentary hearing room was jolted with stories of alleged gang rape as MPs heard testimony about the operation of a Canadian- controlled gold mine in the South Pacific.

“Numerous accounts of rapes show a similar pattern,” testified lawyer Sarah Knuckey, who was recounting information gathered at the Porgera Joint Venture (PJV) mine in Papua New Guinea, partly owned by Toronto-based Barrick Gold Corp.

“The guards, usually in a group of five or more, find a woman while they are patrolling on or near mine property.

Papua New Guinea Porgera update: Companies accept that police forced communities from their homes near Porgera mine

Kailash — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 13:39:16 +0000

Following on-the-ground research by Amnesty International which found evidence of police violence and forced evictions of people living near the Porgera mine in Papua New Guinea, Barrick Gold Corporation (Barrick) has told Amnesty International that it now accepts that people were living in permanent houses near the Porgera mine and were affected by the police actions. The Canadian-based company’s subsidiaries operate and own 95% of the mine through the Porgera Joint Venture (PJV).