Barrick sells 10% of African Barrick
Barrick Gold (TSX: ABX; NYSE:ABX) has sold part of its 74%-stake in its subsidiary African Barrick Gold (LSE: ABG; US-OTC: ABGLF), in a move to keep optimizing its portfolio amid weaker gold prices.
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Hound looks like a winner for Endeavour
VANCOUVER — The Houndé project in Burkina Faso could be developed into a mine churning out almost 180,000 oz. gold annually for an investment of just US$315 million, according to a new feasibility study from Endeavour Mining (TSX:…
African Barrick latest to cut ties with CEO
With relatively new CEOs in place at Kinross Gold (TSX: K; NYSE: KGC), Newmont Mining (TSX: NMC; NYSE: NEM) and Barrick Gold (TSX: ABX; NYSE: ABX), it was perhaps only a matter of time before one of the poorest…
African Barrick hit with US$543M writedown at Buzwagi
VANCOUVER — Based on production metrics, Tanzania-focused African Barrick Gold (LSE: ABG; US-OTC: ABGLF) is having a relatively good start to 2013. Over the past six months the company has beaten analysts’ earnings…
Barrick takes US$8.7B impairment charge
Barrick Gold (TSX: ABX; NYSE: ABX) is writing down the value of its assets by US$8.7 billion and slashing its quarterly dividend in response to the recent decline in metal prices.
African Barrick rights the ship
African Barrick Gold (ABG-L) has endured its fair share of criticism over the last few years. There have been misses on production targets and social unrest around its assets in Tanzania. Then there was a failed takeover bid from a…
Market news: U.S. Markets
The S&P 500 Index rose for the seventh straight week with a small gain of 0.12% to 1,519.79. The last time the index enjoyed a seven-week run was between December 2010 and January 2011. The other indexes didn’t fare as well, however,…
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…
Amara hedges its bets, not its gold
When Rand Merchant Bank contacted Peter Spivey three years ago about meeting with the legendary founder of Cluff Gold, now known as Amara Mining (AMZ-T, AMA-L), to see whether he could help the company with its troubled assets in West Africa,…
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.
Barrick to sell African assets?
It looks like Barrick Gold’s (ABX-T, ABX-N) new CEO Jamie Sokalsky is getting down to business to help lift the company’s stagnating share price through a possible sale of its 73.9%-owned African gold subsidiary African…