Barrick Gold to reopen Dominican Republic mine

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Will the country get a fair share of its own natural resources to be able to combat social inequalities? Or perhaps this is another project to line the pockets of some politicians. This according to Leonel is the largest private investment in Dominican history. I wish I could be optimistic, but this is leaving a bad taste in my mouth.:disappoin

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic?Canada's Barrick Gold Corp. will spend $2.6 billion to reopen a formerly state-owned mine in the Dominican Republic, the company and the Caribbean country's president said Wednesday.

The Pueblo Viejo mine opening will be the largest private investment in Dominican history, President Leonel Fernandez said.
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I wonder which extraction techniques Barrick plans to utilize (cyanide? sulphuric acid? mercury?), and what sort of monitoring program (if any) they have agreed to with the Environment Ministry...
 
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