Barrick Gold and Randgold Resources agree to $18.3 billion merger

Barrick Gold and Randgold Resources agreed to a merger to form the New Barrick Group, with a market capitalization of $18.3 billion. The merger is expected to close by Q1 2019.

“Mining giants Barrick Gold and Randgold Resources agreed to a merger to form what they describe as an 'industry-leading gold company' known as the New Barrick Group”mining-technology.com

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