TO GO WITH Environment-Chile-Argentina-mining-gold,FEATURE by Paulina Abramovich
(FILES) This file photo taken on October 29, 2007 shows a piece of ice from the San Rafael glacier falling into the water in the Northern Patagonian Ice Field at the Laguna San Rafael National Park, 1,300 kms south of Santiago. An ambitious gold mining project in northern Chile, high up in the Andes close to ancient glaciers, is finally getting underway amid the economic downturn despite fears from environmentalists.,Image: 32884811, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: TO GO WITH Environment-Chile-Argentina-mining-gold,FEATURE, Model Release: no