Pascua lama is a binational mega gold mining project, originally slated to begin extraction in 2012, but which has been delayed due to financial and environmental problems, first to 20, then to 2015, and now indefinitely as barrick gold the project owner is unable to secure the finance it. The development activities of pascualama were stopped in april 20, following a chilean courts orders on issues of sanitation and. During this period, the company has continued to manage all aspects of the project in a responsible manner. The mine is located within a biosphere reserve with large glaciers that provide water to the huasco valley basin.
High in the andes mountains, along the border between chile and argentina, construction at the pascua lama mine is at a standstill. Mar 09, 2016 high in the andes mountains, along the border between chile and argentina, construction at the pascua lama mine is at a standstill. The development activities of pascualama were stopped in april 20, following a chilean courts orders on issues of sanitation and violation of the glacier monitoring plan. Yr weather forecast for pascua lama, atacama chile. Straddling the chileargentinian border, pascua lama lies about 10 kilometers from barrick golds veladero mine.
Clear sky, temperature 0, 0 mm, gentle breeze, 4 ms from westnorthwest. Media in category pascua lama the following 14 files are in this category, out of 14 total. Pascualama mine mining technology mining news and views. Indice del adjunto pascua lama funcionarios al servicio. Even though the project is of binational character, the most important part of the mining activity is carried out on the chilean side. From the beginning of this century, native chilean diaguitas have been rebuilding their identity in the midst of their struggle against the pascua lama project promoted by barrick gold, a canadian mining company. Felipe berrios nicolas gonzalez carlos chesta vojtech strnad. Impacto social y ambiental del proyecto pascua lama youtube. Once presented to investors as one of the largest and most valuable gold mining deposits in the world, pascua lama has become a liability for miner barrick gold, a cautionary tale for the mining industry, and an unlikely but still uncertain victory for anti. As previously reported, on january 17, chiles superintendencia del medio ambiente sma ordered the closure of existing.
Management, for example, suspended operations at its pascua lama mine in 20. Barrick gold pascua lama glaciares tve informe semanal. The pascua lama mine is a binational project with 75% located in chile and the remaining 25% based in argentina estrada, 2005. Abx barrick or the company today provided an update on the status of its pascua lama project, located on the border between argentina and chile. The pascua lama project is currently operating under a temporary closure plan in chile. Pascua lama, human rights, and indigenous peoples 217 of chile and argentina, making pascua lama the first binational gold mining project in the world.
Pdf etnicidad, reemergencia indigena y conflicto minero. See more of no al proyecto pascua lama on facebook. Il sagit dune mine a ciel ouvert situee a 4 200 et 5 200 metres daltitude 2. Proyecto pascua lama cancelado por afectaciones al medioambiente. The chilean part of the mine constitutes 75%, while 25% is located in argentina. Apr 07, 2015 impacto social y ambiental del proyecto pascua lama video y voces realizadas por. Pascua lama is an open pit mining project of gold, silver, copper and other minerals. Facebook is showing information to help you better understand the purpose of a page. News and information about the ongoing legal battle over barrick golds flagship mining project pascua lama in chile. The gold, silver, and copper mineralization and alteration assemblages at pascua lama are associated with a structurally controlled acid sulfate hydrothermal system hosted by intrusive and volcanic rock sequences of upper paleozoic and middle tertiary age.
Sancionan con clausura definitiva proyecto minero pascua lama. Temperature, felt temperature, atmospheric pressure, relative humidity, wind speed, wind gusts, isotherm, precipitation, cloud cover and heat index. Pascua lama is located in the andes mountains, in the southern reaches of atacama desert, straddling the border between chile and argentina at an altitude of over 4,500 metres. Pascualama is located at an altitude of 3,800m to 5,200m. As previously reported, on january 17, chiles superintendencia del medio ambiente sma ordered the closure of existing infrastructure on the chilean side of the pascua lama. Implicancias territoriales del conflicto pascua lama.