Barrick Gold increases inventories on spread of coronavirus
The miner is increasing levels of key commodities, though placed and forecast orders are unchanged, and is drawing on experience of Ebola outbreaks
06 March 2020 - 13:49
Barrick Gold said on Friday that it is increasing its inventory of key commodities to above normal levels because of the global spread of coronavirus, though placed and forecast orders are unchanged and supplies to mines are not affected.
The world’s second-largest gold producer said it is drawing on experience of combating Ebola outbreaks around its operations in Africa as it increases emergency response plans to prepare for the possibility of the virus affecting its mines...
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