Barrick Responds to Potentially Misleading Reuters Report
Barrick Gold clarifies a Reuters article suggesting that the company exports products through Durban port, following a cyber attack that disrupted operations.
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Barrick Gold clarifies a Reuters article suggesting that the company exports products through Durban port, following a cyber attack that disrupted operations. The statement highlighted could mislead readers into believing that Barrick exports gold or other products from this port in South Africa. The company emphasizes that this is not the case, reaffirming its operational details to avoid confusion. Barrick operates mainly in regions like the Democratic Republic of Congo and Zambia, where other miners like Glencore are active.
Positive
- None.
Negative
- The Reuters article's ambiguous wording could mislead the public regarding Barrick's export operations.
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TORONTO, July 23, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Barrick Gold Corporation (NYSE:GOLD) (TSX:ABX) – A Reuters article headlined “Cyber attack disrupts major South African port operations” includes the following statement: “Most of the copper and cobalt mined in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Zambia, where miners such as Glencore and Barrick Gold operate, use Durban to ship cargo out of Africa”.
The ambiguous wording of this sentence could create the erroneous impression that Barrick exports gold or other products through the port of Durban, and the company therefore states emphatically that is not the case.
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Kathy du Plessis
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Email: barrick@dpapr.com
Website: www.barrick.com
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