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- ↑ McGee, Niall; Younglai, Rachelle (3 October 2018). "From Palm Beach to Congo: How the Barrick-Randgold deal came together". The Globe & Mail.
- ↑ Patterson, Scott; McNish, Jacquie (24 September 2018). "Gold Giant Barrick Agrees to Buy Rival Randgold for $6 Billion". The Wall Street Journal.
- ↑ Wachman, Richard (6 May 2011). "Mark Bristow: the man least likely to suffer when gold loses its lustre". The Guardian.
- ↑ Sanderson, Henry; Hume, Neil (1 March 2019). "Barrick Gold chief sets sights on conquering mining world". Financial Times.
- ↑ Shabalala, Zandi; Varghese, Justin George; Denina, Clara (24 September 2018). "Canada's Barrick Gold to buy Randgold for $6.5 billion". Reuters.
- ↑ Fisher, Daniel (5 June 2013). "Randgold's Restless Prospector Plans To Survive The Gold Crunch". Forbes.