"Sanctions have had a real effect on the performance of our industries, mining manufacturing, we can't get spare parts, we can't get credit lines and we are blocked in regard to aid from the World Bank and IMF."
VOA: standard.2009.09.12
Wehave 72 million tons of mining waste on our lands.
Talking of the extraordinarily wealthy, the annual Australian rich list, compiled by BRW magazine and released in May, proved what wehave known for some time - mining now trumps the media as the way to make money in Australia.
"We are looking at other options, but the most important thing is that we don't have any failures and that we can rescue them at least within that period, " Chilean Mining Minister Laurence Golborne told reporters.