Barrick Gold Corp. - A significant majority of shares voted at Barrick's annual meeting today supported the three resolutions put to shareholders. Detailed results of the vote for the election of directors, the appointment of auditors and the advisory resolution on executive compensation are set out below. Nominee Votes For % For Votes Withheld % Withheld D. Mark Bristow 1,074,974,151 99.48% 5,585,510 0.52% Helen Cai [...]
- Barrick Gold Corp.'s sustainability strategy is based on integrated and holistic management and aligned with the objectives of the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals , that seeks to deliver outcomes that are achievable, demonstrable and align with global priorities, says president and chief executive Mark Bristow in the company's 2022 Sustainability Report, published today. Bristow says by using the SDGs as [...]
Barrick Gold Corp. today reported preliminary Q1 sales of 0.95 million ounces of gold and 89 million pounds of copper, as well as preliminary Q1 production of 0.95 million ounces of gold and 88 million pounds of copper. As previously guided, Barrick's gold production in 2023 is expected to increase through the year with the first quarter being the lowest, while copper production is expected to be higher in the second half [...]
Barrick will release its Q1 2023 results on Wednesday, May 3, 2023. President and CEO Mark Bristow will host a live presentation of the results that day at 11:00 EDT, 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 Q1 2023 on April 13, 2023. Release of Q1 preliminary production, sales [...]
Barrick Gold Corp. last year again more than replaced the gold reserves it mined and its proven ability to sustain this achievement through exploration will support the execution of its 10-year rolling business plan, says executive chairman John Thornton in the company's 2023 Information Circular published today and available now at www.barrick.com/agm and also filed on SEDAR and EDGAR . "Attuned to the cyclicality of [...]
Barrick Gold Corp. - The government of Papua New Guinea, Barrick Niugini Limited and New Porgera Limited today signed an agreement to progress with the resumption of operations at the Porgera gold mine, which have been suspended since 2020.1 Porgera hosts an orebody with measured and indicated resources of 10 million ounces2 and inferred resources of 3.4 million ounces.2 After initial ramp up and optimisation of the [...]
Barrick Gold Corp. - Since Kibali went into production 10 years ago it has not only grown into Africa's largest gold mine, it has also opened a new mining frontier in the DRC and stimulated the development of a thriving regional economy in the country's North-East province, says Mark Bristow, Barrick president and chief executive. Speaking at a media visit to Kibali today, Bristow said the mutually beneficial partnership [...]
Barrick Gold Corp. - In a meeting today between Barrick president and chief executive Mark Bristow and Tanzania president Samia Suluhu Hassan, the company affirmed its pledge of $30 million in partnership with the Tanzanian government, towards the expansion of education infrastructure in Tanzania. Called 'The Barrick-Twiga Future Forward Education Program', the objective is to build 1,090 classrooms, 1,640 ablution blocks [...]
Barrick Gold Corp. - The past year marked a major milestone in Barrick's journey to becoming the world's most valued gold and copper mining company, with the foundational targets of the new business created by the Merger1 having largely been met, and its greater goals now within reach, says president and chief executive Mark Bristow with the publication of the company's 2022 annual report today. "North America is [...]
Barrick Gold Corp. - Barrick's Loulo-Gounkoto gold mining complex, as one of the largest taxpayer in Mali, has been formally thanked by the government for its role in enabling the tax department to achieve its revenue targets for 2022. In a ceremony at Barrick's Bamako office, the country's director of large enterprises presented both Loulo and Gounkoto with certificates of recognition honouring what was described as [...]
Barrick Gold Corp. announced today that it plans to undertake a new share repurchase program to buy back additional common shares. Barrick's Board of Directors has authorized a new program for the repurchase of up to $1.0 billion of the Company's outstanding common shares over the next 12 months at prevailing market prices in accordance with applicable law. In connection with the new share repurchase program, Barrick has [...]