Barrick’s stock slides after dispute settlement sets the scene for IPO of mining company’s gold assets

Mining giant Barrick announced Monday that it has reached an agreement with gold-mining company Newmont to combine some of their mines — helping to support an initial public offering of Barrick’s North American gold assets by the end of the year.

Barrick Mining Settles Newmont Nevada Dispute for $1.95 Billion  wsj.com

Barrick Mining  missed second-quarter profit estimates on Monday due to rising production costs and retrospective tax penalties in Mali, despite beating gold output targets.