Cotuí, Dominican Republic. – Barrick Gold’s Pueblo Viejo Dominicana officially presented its construction training program, as part of the company’s social responsibility plan.
The presentation took place in a gathering with municipal authorities, the media, and members of the communities adjacent to the project, which has advanced 8% towards its goal. It stresses demolition, remediation, topsoil movement, terrain preparation, as well as the start of structural steel works for construction of the mine’s future operation.
The presentation included a tour of the project’s interior for the guests to observe its progress, aided by the explanations provided by Country Manager Augusto Chung,.
The guests were also shown Craft Training Center facilities, whose basic objective is to develop the faculties and capacities of the inhabitants in the communities near the mine, in an effort to significantly improve the quality of their lives.

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It's children who play in the rivers and streams.....
then there is this.....
BARRICK GRABS POWER PLANTS. Barrick Gold, the mining company that will exploit the gold reserves in Pueblo Viejo, Cotui, purchased the Monte Rio (100MW) and Seaboard (116MW) energy generators, reports Hoy (Aug. 10, 2009). Power would be used by Barrick beginning in 2011 when they are expected to begin mining.
There are concerns that taking 216MW of energy from the public energy pool will have a negative impact on the already deficient supply.
But I, in no way have any trust in Leonel Fernandez or any deal that he makes...
Plus research has soon that there is no good mining in the world.
Miguel