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| Barrick Gold holds off scrutiny drive by Dennis Myers, Reno News and Review May 14th, 2009 A shareholder resolution calling Barrick Gold to account drew about 20 percent support of shares voted at the corporation�s annual meeting in Toronto. Ethical sponsored the shareholder resolution after Barrick rejected Ethical�s request for an assessment of the impact of Barrick�s conduct on Western Shoshone rights. |
| Western Shoshone gather at NV mountain being mined by Martin Griffith, Associated Press April 18th, 2009 Dozens of Western Shoshone tribal members and activists are holding an annual ceremonial event on the flank of a northern Nevada mountain that is at the heart of their legal battle against the world's biggest gold mining company. |
| I-Team: Mining Interests Face Further Scrutiny by Chief Investigative Reporter George Knapp and Photojournalist Matt Adams, Las Vegas Now April 17th, 2009 The quest for gold fueled the exploration and settlement of the west and contributed to the demise of Native American tribes. Now, a new gold rush is underway in Nevada and it is pitting indigenous tribes against their own people and has sparked ferocious court battles. |
| Corporate Social Responsibility Rules for Mining Industry Blasted: Barrick Gold Implicated by Lee Berthiaume, Embassy Magazine April 1st, 2009 The Conservative government has rejected joint civil society-private sector calls to tie diplomatic and economic support for Canadian oil, gas and mining companies operating in developing countries to socially responsible conduct abroad. As a result, there are charges the government�allegedly influenced by mining giant Barrick Gold and the Canadian Chamber of Commerce�has given the green light for misbehaviour abroad, and killed the temporary peace between NGOs and mining companies. |
| Indigenous Peoples Want Global Moratorium on Mining, Other Extractive Projects by JO VILLANUEVA, Bulatat March 28th, 2009 The united voice of the indigenous peoples swept from continent to continent in 37 countries calling their respective governments to stop large-scale mining and other extractive activities (oil and gas projects) in their indigenous lands until effective measures to safeguard their rights and the environment are in place. |
| UN to tackle mercury menace by MICHAEL RICHARDSON, The Canberra Times March 3rd, 2009 Fear sparked by global recession, strains on banks and volatile paper currencies has brought the glitter back to gold. Its value has been rising rapidly in recent months, as investors seek a safe-haven from the economic and financial storm. |
| Western Shoshone activist urges attention to mining�s destruction of tribal heritage by Carol Berry, Today correspondent, Indian Country Today February 26th, 2009 Carrie Dann, iconic voice for Western Shoshone traditionalists, told an audience that Mount Tenabo in northeast Nevada sits atop gold deposits worth $8 billion to the mining industry, but it is central to tribal religious practices and �a lot of our creation stories stem from there.� |
| Harry Reid, Gold Member by Josh Harkinson, Mother Jones February 24th, 2009 Elko is the wind-blasted heart of Nevada's mining country. The five surrounding counties produce all of the state's copper, almost a third of its silver, and nearly 90 percent of its gold. In 2007, mines in Nevada extracted nearly 190 tons of gold-three times the total yield in all other states. Only China, Australia, and South Africa dig up more. A billboard on the edge of town proclaims in a Victorian scrawl, "Discover the new economic gold rush." |
| Middle East & Africa:
Mining � Tarnishing Canada�s name Ethical Corporation February 10th, 2009 With many African mining firms about to face bankruptcy, foreign investors� ability to creating sustainable mining communities will be tested. Shielded from public view by their giant rivals BHP Billiton and AngloAmerican, a cluster of small Canadian firms has quietly revolutionised African mining. |
| The Real Price of Gold by Brook Larmer, National Geographic February 10th, 2009 Like many of his Inca ancestors, Juan Apaza is possessed by gold. Descending into an icy tunnel 17,000 feet up in the Peruvian Andes, the 44-year-old miner stuffs a wad of coca leaves into his mouth to brace himself for the inevitable hunger and fatigue. For 30 days each month Apaza toils, without pay, deep inside this mine dug down under a glacier above the world's highest town, La Rinconada. For 30 days he faces the dangers that have killed many of his fellow miners�explosives, toxic gases, tunnel collapses�to extract the gold that the world demands. |
| Appeal filed in Nevada gold mine, Shoshone dispute Associated Press February 10th, 2009 A tribe and environmentalists are appealing a judge's denial of an injunction sought to block a big gold mine in northeast Nevada. |
| Norway's sovereign wealth fund drops yet another mining investment; this time it's Barrick by Dorothy Kosich, Mineweb February 2nd, 2009 A dispute over the riverine disposal methods utilized by Barrick's Porgera Mine in Papua New Guinea has prompted Norway's Ministry of Finance to drop Barrick from Norway's Government Pension Fund-Global investments, valued at $188.3 million. |
| Is Gold the duddest of dud investments? Commodity Online February 2nd, 2009 Everyone is buying gold. The frantic pace with which people are buying gold have prompted some to comment that gold has lost value as a commodity. According to Merrill Lynch, gold is "the duddest of dud investments." Ever since the U.S. dollar went off the gold standard, gold has had no special value as a commodity, with only 280 tons going to industrial uses per year. |
| Judge refuses to halt huge Nevada gold mine by Scott Sonner, Associated Press January 26th, 2009 A federal judge ruled Monday a massive gold mine project could proceed in northeast Nevada despite a bid by a Western tribe and conservationists to block it on religious and environmental grounds. |
| Judge to rule Monday in fight over NV gold mine by SCOTT SONNER, Associated Press January 23rd, 2009 A federal judge intends to rule Monday on a complicated legal battle that pits religious and environmental concerns against the economic interests of hundreds of Nevada miners and the world's biggest gold mining company. |
| Western Shoshone protest Nevada gold mine Associated Press January 21st, 2009 About three dozen Western Shoshone and environmental activists staged a demonstration outside the Reno federal courthouse as a judge begins a two-day hearing on a motion to block a big gold mine in northeast Nevada. |
| Western Shoshone and Paiute Protests by Brenda Norrell, The Narcosphere January 20th, 2009 Western Shoshone gathered demonstrated outside federal court in Reno today, demanding that Barrick Gold halt destruction of the area of Mount Tenabo, their sacred mountain. Nearby at Pyramid Lake on Saturday, about 150 Paiutes and supporters gathered to protest. Paiutes said the Pyramid Lake Marina operator has held Paiutes and their cultural items "hostage." |
| Hearing begins in Reno on disputed gold mine by Sandra Chereb, MercuryNews.com January 20th, 2009 Western Shoshone tribal members packed a Reno courtroom Tuesday, trying to persuade a federal judge to halt at least part of a huge gold mine they claim would desecrate a sacred landmark. |
| New York Times pimping for gold by Brenda Norrell, The Narcosphere January 2nd, 2009 The New York Times gutted its credibility with the advertisement for Barrick Gold and Newmont Mining, disguised as a news article today, "A Nevada town escapes the slump, thanks to gold." |
| Worst Companies in the World: US, Monsanto, Peabody and Barrick by Brenda Norrell, The Narcosphere The United States was voted the Worst Company in the World, followed by Monsanto, Peabody Energy Corp. and Barrick Gold |
