Barrick Gold Corporation

Trouble at Pueblo Viejo?

Just two weeks after the Pueblo Viejo gold mine in the Dominican Republic entered commercial production in mid-January, joint-venture partners Barrick Gold (ABX-T, ABX-N) and Goldcorp (G-T, GG-N) face a potential squeezeplay from the government.


An aerial view of the processing plant at Pueblo Viejo. Source: Goldcorp Inc.

Trouble at Pueblo Viejo?

Just two weeks after the Pueblo Viejo mine in the Dominican Republic entered commercial production in mid-January, joint-venture partners Barrick Gold (ABX-T, ABX-N) and Goldcorp (G-T, GG-N) face a potential backlash from the government.



Barrick fails to sell African assets to CNG

Barrick Gold (ABX-T, ABX-N) has ended talks with China National Gold regarding the potential sale of its 74% interest in African Barrick Gold (ABG-L), putting off hopes that the major could distance itself from its…


Dolly Varden hopes to find the next Eskay Creek

The management team at Vancouver-based Dolly Varden Silver (DV-V) had been keeping its eye on an intriguing piece of mining history in northwestern B.C.’s Stewart complex for quite some time. Both chairman John King Burns and…


Barrick’s Q3 fails to impress

Barrick Gold (ABX-T, ABX-N) has unveiled another disappointing quarter, as it wrestles rising costs, project delays and shrinking profits. And it’s prompted investors who expected a better third quarter to drive down the stock.


Barrick fails to impress in Q3

Barrick Gold (ABX-T, ABX-N) has unveiled another disappointing quarter, where it continues to wrestle rising costs, project delays and shrinking profits, prompting investors that expected a better third quarter to drive down the stock.


AuRico Gold's remaining asset in Mexico: the El Chanate gold mine, 37 km northeast of Caborca in Sonora. Photo by AuRico Gold

AuRico sale reflects changing investment landscape

While many market watchers see depressed mining equities as an opportunity for more mergers and acquisitions, miners with hoards of cash are turning away from acquisitions, preferring to return capital to investors.


Exco Resources fights hostile takeover

Just two weeks after the board of Australian junior Exco Resources (ESX-A) rejected a hostile, all-cash takeover offer from one of its institutional shareholders, the explorer released an updated resource estimate for its Turpentine copper-gold…


Coarse ore travels on a conveyor at Ivanhoe Australia's Osborne copper-gold mine in Queensland, Australia. Photo by Ivanhoe Australia

Ivanhoe Australia upgrades resource at Osborne

In late February, Ivanhoe Australia (IVA-T, IVA-A) started production ahead of schedule and on budget at its Osborne copper-gold project in northwestern Queensland. The initial shipment of copper-gold concentrate to Asian smelters left port in…


Ivanhoe Australia beefs up Osborne

In late February Ivanhoe Australia (IVA-T, IVA-A) started production ahead of schedule and on budget at its Osborne copper-gold project in northwestern Queensland. The initial shipment of copper-gold concentrate to Asian smelters left port in…



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