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Barrick Mining considers splitting into two entities, sources say 

17 November 2025, 11:08 am
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People visit a section sponsored by Barrick Mining Corporation at the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) annual conference in Toronto, Ontario, Canada March 7, 2023. REUTERS/Chris Helgren

Reuters reported exclusively that board of Canada’s Barrick Mining has raised the possibility of splitting the company into two separate entities, one focused on North America and the other on Africa and Asia. The plans, if they go through, would essentially reverse Barrick’s merger with Randgold in 2019, and shed assets brought in by former CEO Mark Bristow.  Barrick’s shares reversed course to rise more than 2 percent after the news. 

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