Barrick’s dilemma in Pakistan

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What next for Reko Diq as Trump wades in

Richard Wachman

Reko Diq is one of the largest undeveloped copper-gold projects in the world.

Reko Diq is one of the largest undeveloped copper-gold projects in the world. | Credits: Barrick

Could President Donald Trump persuade Barrick Mining to hold onto Reko Diq in Pakistan – one of the world’s largest undeveloped copper-gold deposits – just as management under former Goldman Sachs banker…

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