They've been there for several years now setting up and look...
The judges found no evidence of contamination due to mine construction....
This isn't surprising. Barrick has been doing this for decades and they know how to contain and maintain a mine. They are experts at it. Everything they do is to code right down to PSI ground compacting. IMO, This is about squeezing them for $16M and using 'the potential environmental impact' ' as the excuse.