Dirty gold for dirty water, Chileans are suffering from water pollution.

The world’s biggest gold mining company Barrick Gold Corp has been accused of poisoning Chile’s water supplies. It’s not the first time though that the South American country deals with this matter. Last year indeed the inhabitants of the small town of Caimanes in northern Chile had sufferred from severe health problems caused by water pollution. The cause? A tailings dam built by the Los Pelambres mining company, which also had the courage to accuse local residents who complained about the situation of creating a spurious conflict for private gain.
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