Pascua Lama

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Who : Barrick Gold (canadian businessemen) + Chilean and Argentinean gouvernments (they both approuved) VS local farmers + Internationnal Agencies (Reporters)
Barrick gold is helped by the local companies -
Company Minera Nevada S.A. in Chile, and Barrick Exploraciones Argentina S.A. and Exploraciones Mineras Argentinas S.A., in Argentina.

What : A mine, gold and silver and copper.

Where : On the border of Argentina and Chili. In the Andes. Under a glacier, that must be removed to extract gold.

When : 2006. Should start in 2009 and last 20 years.

Why : Extract gold and silver and copper.
Controversy because they must remove a glacier, it could cause problems to the people living there. The glacier would release dangerous components (eg. sulfuric acid, mercury) in the rivers, their only water supply.

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