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Barrick Gold Sues Canadian Publisher over Book Alleging Abuses

HeadlineMay 01, 2008

And the world’s largest gold miner, Barrick Gold, has filed suit against a small Canadian book publisher over a new book detailing abuses tied to Canadian-owned businesses in Africa. Black Canada: Plunder, Corruption and Crime in Africa links Barrick Gold to the deaths of fifty-two Tanzanian miners buried alive in 1996. The mine was owned at that time by Vancouver-based Sutton and sold to Barrick in 1999. The authors of the book suggest Barrick acted with Sutton to prepare the deposit for large-scale development. Barrick Gold is seeking $6 million in damages from the book’s publisher, Ecosociety, and an injunction against its distribution.

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