Barrick and Its Commitment to Environmental Management Excellence

Abstract

Written by the Vice President of Corporate Affairs of Barrick South America, this article presents the environmental management programs of this company, a global leader in gold production. The author describes the certification of South American operations under the International Cyanide Management Code and ISO 14001, and presents the practice of participatory water-quality monitoring with community representatives. The text details the corporate climate-change program, illustrated with projects such as the Punta Colorada wind farm in Chile and the world's highest-altitude wind turbine at the Veladero mine in Argentina.