RE:Rich African Barrick Gold seeks 3rd 'transformational Assetmore Barrick Africa........The company also added it has not abandoned plans to add new gold mines. “Next year we will start to look around,” Chief Executive Officer Brad Gordon, was quoted as saying by Bloomberg. “When and if we do a deal it will be a transformational deal, and it will be in Africa.” African Barrick currently employs about 5,600 workers and 3,500 contractors. It recently began exploration activities in neighbouring Kenya .