Showcasing the world's leading gold mining complex

ELKO, Nev., Sept. 19, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The new Nevada Gold Mines complex is hosting a group of analysts for their first site visit since the formation of the Barrick / Newmont Goldcorp joint venture at the beginning of July.

The complex represents the single largest gold producing operation in the world and includes three Tier 1 mines.  In an announcement earlier this week, Barrick reported a new discovery hole⁴ about 2 kilometers from the best ever drilling intercept at its Fourmile project in Nevada and said this pointed to the potential for at least one more Tier 1 gold mine through the combination of Fourmile with the nearby Goldrush development project.  Fourmile was not included in the recent combination of Nevada assets but the company has the right to bring it into the joint venture for fair market value provided certain agreed investment criteria are met.

Barrick president and chief executive Mark Bristow and Nevada Gold Mines executive managing director, Greg Walker, welcomed the analysts to the operations. The benefits of combining the assets and infrastructure in Northern Nevada will be showcased in a presentation by the Nevada team to the visitors today. A copy of the presentation is available on the Barrick website at www.barrick.com.

The three day tour includes visits to the third shaft and autoclave facility of the now combined Turquoise Ridge and Twin Creeks, the Cortez Hills underground mine including Deep South and processing facilities at Carlin.

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Technical Information​
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The scientific and technical information contained in this press release has been reviewed and approved for release by Rob Krcmarov, FAusIMM, Executive Vice-President, Exploration and Growth, who is a “Qualified Person” as defined in National Instrument 43-101 – Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects.

1. All intercepts calculated using a 5 g/t Au cutoff and are uncapped; minimum intercept width is 0.8 m; internal dilution is less than 20% total width
2. Fourmile drill hole nomenclature: FM (Fourmile) followed by the year (19 for 2019)
3. True width of intercepts are uncertain at this stage
4. Partial results received
   

The drilling results for the Fourmile property contained in this press release have been prepared in accordance with National Instrument 43-101 – Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects. All drill hole assay information has been manually reviewed and approved by staff geologists and re-checked by the project manager. Sample preparation and analyses are conducted by ALS Minerals, an independent laboratory. Industry accepted best practices for preparation and fire assaying procedures are utilized to determine gold content.  Procedures are employed to ensure security of samples during their delivery from the drill rig to the laboratory. The quality assurance procedures, data verification and assay protocols used in connection with drilling and sampling on the Fourmile property conform to industry accepted quality control methods.  For previously released significant intercepts at Fourmile refer to Appendix B and Appendix F of the Nevada Gold Mines Analyst Presentation, dated as of September 19, 2019, available at www.Barrick.com. 

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