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Barrick Gold Completes Sale Of Mines

Barrick Gold has completed its sale of two northern Nevada mines this week.

The Elko Daily Free Press reports the Ruby Hill Mine and a 70 percent stake in the Spring Valley project have been sold to Waterton Precious Metals Fund II Cayman LP in a $110 million all-cash deal.

The company has been undergoing cost-cutting measures to reduce debt.

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Barrick also said that its proposed sales of two other mines – the Bald Mountain mine and a 50 percent stake in Round Mountain – to Kinross next month.

Casey Morell is the coordinating producer of Nevada Public Radio's flagship broadcast State of Nevada and one of the station's midday newscast announcers. (He's also been interviewed by Jimmy Fallon, whatever that's worth.)