UPDATE 1-Barrick, Antofagasta give up hope on Pakistan mine
May 08, 2013 at 11:37 AM EDT
LONDON, May 8 (Reuters) - Canada's Barrick Gold and Chile's Antofagasta have given up hope of mining Reko Diq, a disputed but promising copper and gold project in Pakistan's poorest region of Baluchistan, and will demand compensation instead.