BUENOS AIRES, Sept 14 (Reuters) - A pipe carrying cyanide at
Barrick Gold Corp's ABX.TO Veladero gold mine suffered a valve
failure and small leak that led to a brief disruption to
operations, the company said on Monday.
Barrick said in a statement the incident occurred on Sunday
and that there was no threat to surrounding rivers or its
workers' health from the spill. A company source said a faulty
valve had been replaced and that the incident was being
investigated.
"The leak was detected almost immediately and the valve shut
down. Production was halted to prevent pumping more of the
solution," said the company official who asked not to be
identified.
Veladero, one of the largest gold mines in Argentina,
produced 722,000 ounces of gold in 2014.