A recently released report by CorpWatch, subtitled Communities Worldwide Respond to Gold Mining’s Impacts, lacks both accuracy and integrity... The CorpWatch report does not represent the mainstream views of the communities where Barrick operates... The report is nothing more than a compilation and regurgitation of salacious (and typically false) allegations made by a collection of unaccountable anti-mining NGOs... Barrick will address the substance of the CorpWatch report in a comprehensive manner in due course. However, the company would like to take this opportunity to address some of the egregious claims now. [sections on "Barrick constructively engages with communities", "Respecting Human Rights", "Responsible Mining and the environment"]