Barrick Gold Corporation Mines Fined For The Release Of Toxic Chemicals In Nevada

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has ordered three northern Nevada gold mines to pay a total of $618,000 for failing to report the release of toxic chemicals, including cyanide, lead and mercury from 2005-08. All three mines are subsidiaries of the Toronto-based Barrick Gold Corp. More on Huffington. Barrick Gold Corp. NYSE: ABX,(TSX: ABX), (ABX:New York) is a Global Compact participant since 2005/06/02.