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Barrick Gold Leaks 1,000,000 liters of cyanide into river
Posted: Thu Sep 24, 2015 8:22 pm
by dualstow
Barrick’s cyanide solution spill five times larger
Company’s own new figures show leak had been massively underestimated
The amount of cyanide solution that spilled from Barrick Gold’s Veladero mine in San Juan province is almost five times more than previously believed, the company acknowledged yesterday as a second federal prosecutor moved to investigate national and provincial officials and mining executives amid growing environmental concerns.
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Re: Barrick Gold Leaks 1,000,000 liters of cyanide into river
Posted: Fri Sep 25, 2015 11:04 am
by Libertarian666
As far as I'm concerned, all gold mining should stop right now. We have plenty of gold for all of its uses, and the environmental impact of gold mining is horrendous.
Re: Barrick Gold Leaks 1,000,000 liters of cyanide into river
Posted: Fri Sep 25, 2015 3:50 pm
by dualstow
Ha! Well, it would be good for all of us gold holders, in addition to the environment.
Re: Barrick Gold Leaks 1,000,000 liters of cyanide into river
Posted: Fri Sep 25, 2015 7:11 pm
by Reub
Didn't our very own federal government do the same thing in the Silverton/Durango area recently? They were saying within days that everything was fine again.
Re: Barrick Gold Leaks 1,000,000 liters of cyanide into river
Posted: Fri Sep 25, 2015 9:44 pm
by dualstow
Reub wrote:
Didn't our very own federal government do the same thing in the Silverton/Durango area recently? They were saying within days that everything was fine again.
I remember the pictures of kayaks on yellow water, but I googled it to make sure that's what you were talking about. Forgot that it was the Environmental Protection Agency that did that!
Re: Barrick Gold Leaks 1,000,000 liters of cyanide into river
Posted: Sat Sep 26, 2015 8:50 pm
by Libertarian666
Desert wrote:
Libertarian666 wrote:
As far as I'm concerned, all gold mining should stop right now. We have plenty of gold for all of its uses, and the environmental impact of gold mining is horrendous.
One would only want that if one held 100% of their portfolio in gold.
I don't have 100% in gold, but I still want that. So there!
