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PR: Violence ongoing at Barrick mine in Tanzania

Deaths and serious injuries of villagers at UK-listed African Barrick Gold’s (ABG) North Mara Gold Mine Ltd. in Tanzania.

PR: Violence ongoing at Barrick mine in Tanzania

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This report is based on a third field assessment by MiningWatch Canada (MiningWatch) and UK-based Rights and Accountability in Development (RAID) into the situation of human rights at the North Mara Gold Mine (NMGM), Tanzania.  The North Mara Gold mine is operated by UK-listed Acacia Mining (‘Acacia’, formerly African Barrick Gold), a majority owned subsidiary of Barrick Gold Corporation. The research was carried out between 24 July and 1 August 2016 in Tarime and the villages surrounding the mine.

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For the first time the Tanzanian Government has acknowledged the scale of violence surrounding the North Mara Gold Mine, say MiningWatch Canada and the British NGO Rights and Accountability in Development (RAID) in their most recent field assessment, Adding Insult to Injury at the North Mara Mine.

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