Barrick Gold

Barrick Gold Corporation is a Canadian company based in Toronto. The company is listed on the stock index S & P / TSX 60 on the Toronto Stock Exchange.

Barrick Gold is the world following the acquisition of the Canadian company Placer Dome is the largest company in the gold mining with an annual production of more than 7 million ounces, or about 200 tons of gold. In addition, the company promotes silver and copper.

On 20 January 2006, Barrick Gold acquired the majority of shares in the Canadian competitors Placer Dome. This Barrick Gold overtook the U.S. competitors Newmont Mining Corporation and sat down at the top of the gold producers.

Barrick Gold is currently with mines to the United States, Canada, Australia and Papua New Guinea with the gold mines Super Pit Gold Mine (50 % share ), Kanowna -Belle Gold Mine, Plutonic gold mine, Yilgarn South (including Granny Smith Gold Mine, Darlot - Centenary Gold Mine and Lawler's Goldmine ) in Western Australia; the Cowal Gold Mine in New South Wales and Porgera Gold Mine ( 95 % share ) in Papua New Guinea, Peru, Chile, Russia, South Africa, Argentina and Tanzania active.

The latest gold producing areas of Barrick Gold is the area Pascua - Lama in northern Chile and Argentina.

2012 was planned by Barrick Gold together with Nova Gold, a mining company from Vancouver, British Columbia, the development of a gold mine in southwest Alaska at Donlin Creek. A start of production will be able to take place at the earliest in 2017 and for 27 years to be possible. In Chile, a project was stopped due to massive environmental problems and requires the Group to $ 16.4 million penalty numbers.

Mines

Darlot - Centenary Gold Mine, Lawler's Gold Mine, Granny Smith Gold Mine