Randgold Resources Ltd. Chief Executive Officer Mark Bristow said the company formed by its merger with Barrick Gold Corp. will focus on high-quality assets to generate cash to boost dividends and shareholder value.
The merger between Barrick and Randgold will also provide momentum for further consolidation within the gold industry, which needs to better compete for global investors, Bristow said in an interview after the release of his company’s third-quarter results.
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It’s clear that Bristow, who will become CEO of new Barrick, will employ the same game plan that made Randgold the darling of gold-mining investors. That means focusing on the five tier-1 assets the enlarged company will have in its portfolio and sweating them for cash.
Bristow, who’s long been critical of Barrick’s approach in Tanzania, says the company’s Acacia assets have “real potential.” The CEO says Randgold is used to managing assets in challenging areas and ultimately one of the key tests of the merger will be whether Bristow can broker a successful deal with the government.
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