Dateline reels in huge gold hits to boost US-based mine

Barrick then sat on the deposit for nearly two decades, citing a slump in the gold price to US$350 (Au$518.15) an ounce for its inaction. But it believed just 300,000 ounces were left in reserves and it was too small to pursue.

When Dateline finally convinced Barrick to relinquish the asset in…