Barrick’s South America team “will be focused not only on bringing to account and dealing with the challenges around Pascua-Lama and Veladero,’’ but also on expanding assets and partnerships in Peru, Bristow said.
Agreements give a majority stake in the giant Grasberg copper and gold mine to a local state-owned firm, becoming the country’s biggest divestment by a foreign resources company.
Every investment carries a certain level of risk that can impact the return. For mining projects, the actual return on investment may differ substantially from that estimated during earlier project phases.
AngloGold Ashanti Ltd.’s new CEO, Kelvin Dushnisky, said his goal of unlocking value at the world’s third-largest gold producer will involve focusing on its best assets.