Barrick Gold Corp

Barrick Gold on Thursday said there is "absolutely no truth" in a press release circulated on social media in Zambia claiming the gold miner sold its Lumwana copper mine.

Three employees of Acacia Mining, a former Barrick Gold <ABX.TO> unit, have been released from jail in Tanzania after paying 1.5 billion Tanzanian shillings ($649,632) in compensation for tax evasion, a prosecutor told Reuters on Wednesday.

Three employees of the former Barrick Gold unit Acacia Mining were released from jail in Tanzania on Tuesday after agreeing a plea bargain deal, two sources with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters on Wednesday.

Canadian gold producer Barrick Gold <ABX.TO> said on Tuesday it sold a partial stake in Shandong Gold Mining Co <600547.SS> for $210 million, profiting off a rise in share price of the Chinese gold miner.

Barrick Gold Corp <ABX.TO> has offered an extra 15% stake in its Porgera gold mine in Papua New Guinea to local landowners, according to a letter from its CEO, in a bid to break an impasse with the national government over the mine's future.

A Papua New Guinea court is set to rule next month on whether Barrick Gold Corp can proceed with a legal challenge over the government's refusal to extend its lease on the Porgera gold mine, the head of the country's mining regulator said.

Barrick Gold Corp <ABX.TO> <GOLD.N> reported a nearly 55% rise in quarterly profit on Wednesday as gold prices surged, bolstering its ability to snap up mines including in copper, its chief executive said.

Canadian miner Barrick Gold Corp reported a nearly 55% rise in quarterly adjusted profit on Wednesday, benefiting from a surge in gold prices and higher copper production.

Papua New Guinea has threatened to take control of a gold mine operated by Barrick Gold Corp <ABX.TO> in the country after Barrick's local unit suspended operations at the weekend following news the mine's lease would not be renewed.

China's Zijin Mining <601899.SS> <2899.HK> on Monday revised down its gold production target for 2020 after Papua New Guinea (PNG) refused to extend the mining lease at the Porgera mine it operates with Barrick Gold Corp <ABX.TO>.

Barrick Gold said on Thursday it was on track to meet its full-year production targets even as it reported an 8.5% drop in first-quarter gold output due to the impact of coronavirus-driven lockdowns.

Barrick Gold Corp said on Thursday it expects first-quarter gold production of 1.25 million ounces, lower than its output in the year-ago period.

Barrick Gold Corp will look to spend $1.3 billion to extend the life of its Pueblo Viejo mine in the Dominican Republic beyond 2040, Chief Executive Officer Mark Bristow said on Wednesday, as the miner looks to wring more value from its existing assets.

Canadian miner Barrick Gold Corp's proposed expansion of its Pueblo Viejo mine in the Dominican Republic will require an initial investment of $1.3 billion, Chief Executive Officer Mark Bristow said on Wednesday.

Barrick Gold Corp said on Friday it would stockpile key commodities due to the coronavirus, drawing on its experience from Ebola outbreaks to prepare for the possibility the outbreak could shutter its mines.

Barrick Gold on Friday said it was increasing its inventory of key commodities to above normal levels because of the global spread of coronavirus, though placed and forecast orders were unchanged and supplies to mines were not affected.

* BARRICK GOLD-ACCESS TO EACH SITE ACROSS GROUP IS STRICTLY CONTROLLED AND VISITORS, EMPLOYEES, CONTRACTORS ARE ROUTINELY SCREENED BEFORE AND ON ARRIVAL

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Freeport McMoRan Inc <FCX.N> is not interested in selling its Grasberg copper and gold mine in Indonesia, Chief Executive Richard Adkerson said on Monday, tamping down speculation of a deal with Canadian miner Barrick Gold Corp <ABX.TO>.