Goldcorp has repeatedly been accused of harming the environment, livestock, and public health in multiple studies by advocacy groups and activists, contaminating areas with toxic heavy metals by its mining activities.

[14] In June 2017, Goldcorp announced it had formed a 50/50 joint venture with Barrick Gold to develop the Maricunga District in Chile.

Through the consistent application of its business strategy, Goldcorp has achieved significant growth, industry recognition, and numerous awards.

A study by Italian activist Flaviano Bianchini in 2006 found dangerous levels of arsenic and lead in the blood of Hondurans living downstream from Goldcorp's San Martín mine, located in the Siria Valley.

[28] While people living in the valley had equated their health problems with the mine's operations since it opened in 1999, both the company and the Honduran government disputed the study's findings.

In 2009, two studies commissioned by the UK-based advocacy group CAFOD have found the company's methods to extract gold from low-grade deposits also releases other toxic heavy metals such as arsenic, mercury and lead, contaminating streams and groundwater.

A follow-up study by the same university found evidence of "severe" contamination in the form of highly acidic and metal-rich water from the mine site flowing into a stream used by villagers for agriculture and domestic purposes.

[32] At the request of Goldcorp shareholders, an independent human rights impact assessment (HRIA) was conducted by external auditors in 2010.

After the two-day tribunal, the panel found Goldcorp financially liable for health and ecological damages to the communities near its mines in Honduras, Guatemala, and Mexico.

[36] The economic activities of the mine represent 2% of the Dominican Republic’s gross domestic product[37] and Pueblo Viejo is the largest corporate taxpayer in the country.

[38] The mine has generated an environmental conflict, because pollution from the tailings dam and windblown particulates have contaminated rivers and killed local livestock who ingested the toxins.

[39] Local communities say that the mine has ruined their lives and caused many health problems: skin lesions are common;[40] children are sickened by chemical vapors;[41] and agricultural land is no longer productive.