How this endangered rodent is proving a headache for Gold Fields $860m Salares Norte project
Last August, high in the Andes Mountains of northern Chile, the South African mining group Gold Fields launched an operation to relocate some 25 endangered short-tailed chinchillas. Once hunted nearly to extinction for their prized fur, the endangered rodents are now protected by Chilean law. This particular colony lives atop 3.5 million ounces of extractable [] The post How this endangered rodent is proving a headache for Gold Fields $860m Salares Norte project appeared first on Miningmx .
How this endangered rodent is proving a headache for Gold Fields $860m Salares Norte project
Last August, high in the Andes Mountains of northern Chile, the South African mining group Gold Fields launched an operation to relocate some 25 endangered short-tailed chinchillas. Once hunted nearly to extinction for their prized fur, the endangered rodents are now protected by Chilean law. This particular colony lives atop 3.5 million ounces of extractable [] The post How this endangered rodent is proving a headache for Gold Fields $860m Salares Norte project appeared first on Miningmx .