Barrick & Newmont Prepare For The Biggest Deal In The History Of Gold Mining

Newmont only wants Barrick's assets across the Americas, and a wire report out from Reuters confirms Barrick is preparing to split itself in two.

If the sudden exit of Mark Bristow as CEO of Barrick Mining (NYSE:B, TSX:ABX) at the end of September wasn’t a big enough clue, we’re beginning to get more clues that things are afoot at Barrick.

First of all, in a major change of character Barrick has been outperforming its peer group in recent months:

The market is sending a message, and it is an unmistakable one.