African Barrick Gold has got final approval from the Tanzanian Vice President's Office Responsible for Environment for the waste rock permit at its North Mara mine.
The granting of the permit for the potentially acid forming (PAF) waste rock, together with the non-acid forming (NAF) permit which was granted in late 2011, will allow the gold miner to get cracking on the major waste stripping programme in the Gokona pit at North Mara in order to open up higher grades zones in the open pit in the second half of 2012.
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