NewsWhore
02-18-2010, 05:50 PM
The mayor of Cotui, Bienvenido Lazala is accusing Barrick Gold of causing an ecological disaster in Sanchez Ramirez province through water pollution and the disappearance of aquatic and land species. He called on the government to revise the contract that he defined as "against national interests in the economic and social aspects".
Lazala visited El Nacional newspaper and complained about the Ministry of Environment's indifference in demanding environmental conservation practices. He said that the extraction of gold in the Pueblo Viejo area has polluted the waters of the Yuna, Maguaca and Chacuey rivers and those of the Hatillo Dam. He said that Barrick Gold is using the waters of Hatillo Dam for their operation with dangerous substances such as cyanide.
Lazala says that groups in Cotui are joining forces to press the government to secure a revision of the contract with Barrick Gold.
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Lazala visited El Nacional newspaper and complained about the Ministry of Environment's indifference in demanding environmental conservation practices. He said that the extraction of gold in the Pueblo Viejo area has polluted the waters of the Yuna, Maguaca and Chacuey rivers and those of the Hatillo Dam. He said that Barrick Gold is using the waters of Hatillo Dam for their operation with dangerous substances such as cyanide.
Lazala says that groups in Cotui are joining forces to press the government to secure a revision of the contract with Barrick Gold.
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#6)