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Barrick Gold cuts 2017 compensation for top two executives

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Barrick Gold, the world's largest producer of bullion, cut the 2017 compensation for its top two executives to reflect a challenging "shareholder experience" and operations at some mines. Shares in the Canadian miner declined 15% last year, even as the price of gold gained 11%. In 2017 Barrick had a third cyanide spill in 18 months at its Veladero mine, in Argentina, and struggled under an export ban for its Acacia Mining unit, in Tanzania, that is still not resolved.
 
 
 
 
 

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