Monthly Archives: August 2014

Michael Farrant of Commonwealth Silver and Barrick Gold’s Dirty Secrets

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In this report, you will find numerous examples in which Barrick’s interests and the interests of the communities within which it operates are pitted directly against each other.

Michael Farrant, Founder, President and CEO of Commonwealth Silver and Gold Mining Inc. of Toronto, Canada, who is in charge of the Commonwealth Mine Project in Pearce, Arizona has a very questionable track record.

From August 1996 to June 2002 (6 years) Michael Farrant was the Corporate Controller of Barrick Gold Corporation. Barrick is Canada’s largest and most irresponsible gold mining company with a known track record that includes, environmental damage, corruption, rape, and even murder to get what they want.

Michael Farrant makes it very clear that he is proud to be a member of “Barrick Gold Employees and Alumni” association. Before you trust a word that Michael Farrant or his public relations spokesperson Hall Stewart has to say, you better think twice.

CONTENTS OF CORPWATCH REPORTBarrick Gold Report

View complete report by CORPWATCH by clicking here

You can also view Michael Farrant’s LinkedIn profile at:
http://ca.linkedin.com/pub/michael-farrant/14/34/32b

Mining company buys armed drones for ‘riot control’

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Mining company buys armed drones for 'riot control'

An African mining company has ordered more than two dozen drones capable of shooting pepper spray, plastic ammunition and blinding lasers.

The supplier, South African-based Desert Wolf, describes the ‘Skunk’ as a “riot control copter” – but there are concerns it breaks international treaties on the use of torture, lasers and even the Geneva Convention.

“This is a deeply disturbing and repugnant development, and we are convinced that any reasonable government will move quickly to stop the deployment of advanced battlefield technology on workers or indeed the public involved in legitimate protests and demonstrations,” a spokesperson for the International Trade Union Confederation told the BBC.

“Firing plastic balls or bullets from the air will maim and kill,” says Noel Sharkey of the International Committee for Robot Arms Control. “Using pepper spray against a crowd of protesters is a form of torture and should not be allowed… Read Full Article

This article is just another example of the lengths mining companies will go to protect their interests. At the end of the day, GREED is the religion of the billionaire class, or in the case of Commonwealth Silver and Gold, the “aspiring” billionaire class. Think twice before you believe anything Hall Stewart or Michael Farrant have to say. We recommend you start doing your own research online before you support the Canadian mining company of Commonwealth Silver and Gold in Pearce, Arizona.

Canadian mining company pays $3.2M for clean-water claims

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This shows what Department of Justice officials described a complete stream construction failure at a Crittenden County mine in 2011. (Photo courtesy U.S. Department of Justice. )

A Canadian firm has paid $3.2 million to settle claims involving failures to restore or replace streams and wetlands destroyed during strip mining in two Western Kentucky counties, the Department of Justice announced Thursday.

The case with the Elgin Mining Co. involved four permits in Muhlenberg and Crittenden counties issued between 2005 and 2009 by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, authorities said. Two streams, for example, were obliterated with no attempt at mitigation, said Justice Department spokeswoman Stephanie Collins. Mitigation at two others was not completed, she said… Read Full Article