Ex-Barrick Chief Regent Said to Start Firm Seeking Mining Assets

Aaron Regent, who was fired last year as chief executive officer of Barrick Gold Corp., the biggest producer of the metal, started a company to invest in mining assets, according to two people familiar with the matter.

Magris Resources Inc. is looking to acquire assets mainly in the Americas with backing from institutional and private-equity investors, said one of the people, who asked not to be named because the information isn’t yet public. Magris has employees in Toronto, the people said.