Barrick Gold Inc
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Barrick transitions Hemlo to underground mining
Barrick Gold is moving ahead with plans to extend the life of its Hemlo gold mine in Ontario by transitioning the operation from open-pit mining to purely underground mining as a modernized ‘Tier Two’ asset. Mining of the Williams pit…
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Barrick, Japan Gold expand footprint on Hokkaido island
Barrick Gold (TSX: ABX; NYSE: GOLD) and Japan Gold (TSXV: JG) are expanding their footprint in the Asian country with the acquisition of the Kanehana project, which comprises 40 new claims and covers seven historic gold mines. The asset spans 124 sq. km…
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GOLD: Desert Gold expands Senegal Mali Shear Zone project
MALI – Desert Gold Ventures has announced that it has acquired a 95% interest in the Sola West concession in western Mali. Sola West is a 16-sq.-km land package that fills a strategic, 4-km property gap, on the company’s Senegal Mali…
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PDAC: ‘M&A is back,’ says Barrick’s Catherine Raw
Last year was the busiest year for mergers and acquisitions in the precious metals sector since 2010, Catherine Raw, the executive responsible for Barrick Gold‘s (TSX: ABX; NYSE: GOLD) North America region, told a luncheon at the Prospectors & Developers Association in…
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GOLD: Premier increases financing to $38M
TORONTO – Premier Gold Mines has announced an overnight marketed offering of $38 million, increased from approximately $33 million previously. The offering, co-led by CIBC Capital Markets and Sprott Capital Partners, will involve the issue of 25.3 million shares at…
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OFF-ROAD TIRES – Barrick, Yokohama ink long-term deal
TORONTO – BARRICK GOLD has agreed to purchase approximately 1,300 off-road tires per year beginning in 2009 from YO…
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CANADIAN MINING PERSPECTIVES: A better way to make a mine
I’ve recently visited British Columbia and the Yukon to learn about two new mines. What struck me as noteworthy is …
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CANADIAN MINING PERSPECTIVES CorpWatch issues alternative annual report on Barrick
The season of annual reports is upon us. Not only corporations issue information on their activities, but so do ant…
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FAILED TAKEOVER – Barrick to sell NovaGold shares
TORONTO – BARRICK GOLD announced last week it intends to explore opportunities to dispose of all or a portion of t…
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NICKEL RESOURCES – Kabanga under the microscope
TANZANIA – Torontos XSTRATA NICKEL and BARRICK GOLD have begun a prefeasibility study of their joint Kabanga nicke…
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INVESTMENT – Everton gets boost from McEwen
OTTAWA – EVERTON RESOURCES is getting a $1.5-million boost from mining entrepreneur Rob McEwen of Toronto. He has a…
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AMALGAMATION – Placer board resigns as Barrick takes over
VANCOUVER – Nine directors of PLACER DOME have resigned following the announcement that BARRICK GOLD now controls 8…
