Despite the fact that the Barrick Pueblo Viejo mining company could not correct the error in the Single Customs Declaration (DUA) for the shipment that was held up Las Americas International Airport (AILA) on Wednesday, 13 March because they said that there was an error in the online platform for registering cargo at the Customs Department, which will proceed to carry out the physical check this morning, Monday 18 March that will allow the shipment of dore (a silver and gold alloy) to be transported to Canada. For the process of the physical verification of the shipment, which will be conducted in Customs Depot #3 at the AILA Freight Terminal, they have convened representatives of the mining company and of the company that carried the freight to the airport, Alfamar Security and newspaper reporters so that they can report to the public on the inspection.
Barrick Pueblo Viejo Communications director Jorge Esteva confirmed the fact that the problem that needed to be corrected in the DUA was that the country of origin is not the United States but rather Pueblo Viejo, Dominican Republic. This appeared in the DGA website platform and the mining company notified the DGA by email and in a letter on Friday, 15 March. That day Customs director Fernando Fernandez met with Barrick executives and they agreed that the DGA would have technicians in their factory and that the mining company would provide certification on the refined metals.