Barrick Gold Corp. in partnership with MSALABS Ltd has successfully installed a Chrysos PhotonAssayTM laboratory at its Bulyanhulu mine in Tanzania - the first in Africa and in its global operations. This new technique delivers faster, safer and more accurate analysis of gold, silver and complementary elements by non-destructive measurement of larger and more representative samples in as little as two minutes, enabling [...]
Barrick Gold Corp. - The Kibali gold mine remains on track to achieve its production guidance for the year and grow its mineral reserves net of depletion, securing its future as a Tier One1 operation for at least another 10 years, Barrick president and chief executive Mark Bristow said today. Speaking at a tour of the complex for government, community and media representatives, Bristow said at the same time continuing [...]
Barrick will release its Q3 2021 results on Thursday, November 4, 2021. President and CEO Mark Bristow will host a live presentation of the results that day in London, UK, at 11:00EDT / 15:00GMT, with an interactive webinar linked to a conference call. Participants will be able to ask questions. The company will release its preliminary production, sales and cost information for Q3 2021 on October 14, 2021. Release of Q3 [...]
Barrick Gold Corp. - Reducing emissions to counter the causes of climate change requires strong collective action by the mining industry, Barrick president and chief executive Mark Bristow says. Bristow hailed today's collective commitment by the International Council on Mining and Metals to a goal of net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 in line with the recommendations of the Paris Agreement and said it represented [...]
Loulo Gold Mine - Barrick Gold Corp. - The Loulo-Gounkoto gold complex is set to remain a major contributor to the Malian economy well into the future as it continues to replace the ore depleted by mining, Barrick president and chief executive Mark Bristow said here today. Mines operated in Mali by Barrick and its predecessor Randgold have spent some $8 billion in the country in the form of taxes, royalties, salaries and [...]
Nevada Gold Mines has entered into a definitive asset exchange agreement to acquire from i-80 Gold Corp. the 40% interest in the South Arturo Joint Venture that NGM does not already own as well as a low-cost option to acquire the adjacent Rodeo Creek exploration property, in exchange for the Lone Tree and Buffalo Mountain properties and infrastructure which are currently in care and maintenance. The exchange transaction [...]
Barrick Gold Corp. today confirmed that the per share amount of the second $250 million tranche of a return of capital distribution totalling $750 million to be paid on September 15, 2021, will be $0.1405092, based on the number of issued and outstanding shares as of the August 31, 2021 record date. This follows the approval by shareholders at Barrick's Annual and Special Meeting on May 4, 2021 of the total $750 million [...]
Barrick Gold Corp. has become a patron of the Charge on Innovation Challenge, an industry-wide effort to cut emissions from surface mining. The Challenge takes the form of a global competition and seeks to leverage the experience and ideas of a variety of industries to develop new concepts and solutions for large-scale haul truck electrification. Electrification is seen as the key to decarbonize mining and the crux of the [...]
In a release issued earlier today under the same headline by Barrick Gold Corp. , certain prior quarter and prior-year figures included in the "Financial and Operating Highlights" table were inverted or duplicated. This correction does not change any other information in the release. Complete corrected text follows: Second Quarter 2021 ResultsAll amounts expressed in US dollars Barrick Gold Corp. said today it had [...]
Barrick Gold Corp. said today it had completed or progressed major capital projects in the second quarter of the year while its globally broadened exploration programmes delivered substantial reserve gains and stepped up the search for new world-class discoveries. The new Phase 6 heap leach facility at Veladero has been commissioned on time while the third shaft at Turquoise Ridge in Nevada has been sunk to its final [...]
Barrick Gold Corp. today announced that the second $250 million tranche of the return of capital distribution totalling $750 million will be paid on September 15, 2021 to shareholders of record at the close of business on August 31, 2021. This will complement the $0.09 per share dividend declared by the Barrick Board of Directors for the second quarter, which will also be paid on September 15, 2021 to shareholders of [...]
Barrick Gold Corp. -- Barrick Pueblo Viejo and its key stakeholders have agreed on independent government-led oversight of the strategic environmental and social impact assessment studies for the new tailings storage facility. This facility, which forms part of an expansion project that will require an initial new investment by Pueblo Viejo of $1.3 billion1, is key to the mine continuing to operate beyond 2021 and could [...]