Barrick Gold Corporation is a Canada-based gold and copper producer engaged in the production and sale of gold and copper, as well as related activities, such as exploration and mineral development . It has interests in producing gold mines located in Argentina, Canada, Ivory Coast, Democratic Republic of Congo, Dominican Republic, Mali, Tanzania and the United States. It holds interests in producing copper mines in Chile, Saudi Arabia and Zambia. Its operations include Nevada Gold Mines, Bulyanhulu, Hemlo, Jabal Sayid, Kibali, Loulo-Gounkoto, Lumwana, North Mara, Porgera, Pueblo Viejo, Tongon, Veladero and Zaldivar. The Bulyanhulu operation is located in northwest Tanzania, approximately 55 kilometers (km) south of Lake Victoria and 150 km southwest of the town of Mwanza. The Hemlo operation is located north of Lake Superior on the Trans-Canada Highway, approximately 35 km east of Marathon, Ontario, and is an underground operation.
