Posted on 28/12/07
For investors in Pakistan, instability breeds doubt
OTTAWA and TORONTO -- Barrick Gold Corp. knew it was playing a form of political roulette when it decided last year to spend $130-million (U.S.) on a massive copper and gold deposit on the frontier of Pakistan. With the assassination of opposition leader Benazir Bhutto, the extraction of mineral riches from the Reko Diq deposit could prove even more challenging.
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