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08-26-2010, 04:30 PM
Barrick Pueblo Viejo gold mining company representatives have denied responsibility for the deaths of large numbers of fish reported in the Hatillo Dam in Sanchez Ramirez province. They said their operation is at a stage whereby it could not possibly be polluting. Company spokesman Jorge Esteva said that once in operation they will use modern technology and comply with international environmental standards to carry out environmental friendly mining.
Hoy reports that dead fish appeared in the dam over a period of two weeks and the authorities have not explained the causes of the deaths. Three mining companies operate in the surrounding area: Cerro Maimon, Barrick and Falconbridge. All three say they are not to blame.
Esteva said that the company has been working to clean up the environmental problems left by former mining operations in the area. He said in areas where they will not be mining the ground has been covered with organic material to limit its exposure and reforestation will be begun.
"The only way to remedy the pollution is by processing the mineral at the surface of the sulphur in the ore with the technology that Barrick will be implementing that extracts the sulphur from the mineral deposits and eliminates this in a safe and controlled manner," he told the press.
Barrick is currently running a multimillion-peso campaign in the national media.
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Hoy reports that dead fish appeared in the dam over a period of two weeks and the authorities have not explained the causes of the deaths. Three mining companies operate in the surrounding area: Cerro Maimon, Barrick and Falconbridge. All three say they are not to blame.
Esteva said that the company has been working to clean up the environmental problems left by former mining operations in the area. He said in areas where they will not be mining the ground has been covered with organic material to limit its exposure and reforestation will be begun.
"The only way to remedy the pollution is by processing the mineral at the surface of the sulphur in the ore with the technology that Barrick will be implementing that extracts the sulphur from the mineral deposits and eliminates this in a safe and controlled manner," he told the press.
Barrick is currently running a multimillion-peso campaign in the national media.
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#9)