Barrick Gold Reports Temporary Suspension Of Operations At Veladero Mine

(RTTNews) - Barrick Gold Corp. (ABX, ABX.TO) reported that the Government of San Juan province, Argentina has announced a temporary suspension of operations at the Veladero mine pending further inspections of the mine's heap leach area. On September 8, a pipe carrying process solution in the heap leach area was damaged when it was struck by a large block of ice. A small quantity of solution left the leach pad as a result. The company said the incident did not pose any threat to the health of employees, communities or the environment.

Barrick Gold said, at the time, it does not anticipate any material impact to Veladero's 2016 operating guidance.