Pakistan drawing Saudi interest in mine stakes, adviser says

Saudi Arabia has shown interest in acquiring government stakes in Pakistan's Reko Diq gold and copper mine, an official of the South Asian nation said on Tuesday, adding that an international adviser was close to completing a valuation. Barrick Gold owns a 50% stake in the mine, with the remaining 50% owned by the governments of Pakistan and the province of Balochistan. Barrick considers the mine one of the world's largest underdeveloped copper-gold areas.