Barrick Gold Corp., the world's largest gold mining company, has suspended work on an $8.5 billion mine that is opposed by the Diaguita Tribe in Chile.

The tribe won a court ruling that required further environmental studies of the Pascua Lama mine. The company vowed to finish the project despite the obstacles.

“Justice arrives slowly, but it gets there,” Diaguita leader Yovana Paredes told the Associated Press. “Maybe it’s not the justice people were looking for, but it’s divine justice. Hopefully Mother Earth will make it last forever because this company is not good for us.”

The tribe accused Barrick Gold of contaminating the water supply.

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