Barrick Gold Proposes Name Change to Reflect Its Copper Push

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Barrick Gold Corp., the world’s No. 2 gold producer, has proposed dropping “gold” from its name as it expand its copper mining operations.

“We are proposing to change our name from Barrick Gold Corporation to Barrick Mining Corporation, to reflect the company’s changing production profile,” the Canadian company saidBloomberg Terminal in a press release on Friday.