Barrick opens Park wind Punta Colorada

The mining company Barrick Gold Corporation located in the North of Chile marks the official opening of Punta Colorada wind park, the largest wind farm built by a company in the country.

At the event was the President of Chile, Sebastián Piñera, the Ministers of mining and energy, Hernán Solminihac and Rodrigo Álvarez, and authorities in the areas of the Atacama and Coquimbo. This $ 50 million project, located in the village of La Higuera in the Coquimbo region of Chile, consists of 10 turbines that generate 20 megawatts of power, enough to sustain 10,000 families. The wind farm has the ability to expand to 18 turbines and generate 36 mega Watts, which would increase the total investment of the project to $ 70 million. The energy generated by the Park supplementary grid system interconnected Central of Chile.

"The inauguration of the Park" u000a"wind marks a milestone for Barrick, reflecting our philosophy that renewable energy and conservation of the same benefit to the environment and the company" Igor Gonzales, President of Barrick Sud America I say. "We're happy to be able to contribute to the diversification of the national power grid of Chile and support the development of renewable energy policies." We will continue to explore technological innovations to return our company more efficient and reduce our carbon footprint. "

Wind farm is just one of the initiatives of renewable energy and conservation as part of the Barrick's broader climate change strategy." In Nevada, the company has a solar Park. In Argentina, Barrick spent 8.5 million dollars in a turbine that now provides 20 percent of the energy needed in the mine Veladero. located in the Andes, with a height of 4,110 meters above the sea level, the turbine u000aIt is recognized by Guinness World Records as the tallest wind generator at all the world.

In 2010, 15 percent of energy purchased and generated came from renewable sources. The company complete over 25 projects to reduce the impact of energy and gases in last year. These programs reduced GHG emissions of the company by 206.200 tonnes more of the generators in 2010.

In 2011, Barrick was named as the leader of the spreading of coal in Canada for the second consecutive year, placing among the 5 best in annual survey conducted by the by the Carbon Disclosure Project. Barrick was selected among 200 companies the most prepared and transparent in their practices and strategies for disclosure of information on change climate.

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