Chief Executive Officer Gary Goldberg said while not interested in the entire companies, he would interested in buying Barrick’s half of their shared Kalgoorlie mine in Australia, which Newmont operates.
Deal with Luminex gives Anglo the right to earn a 60% ownership interest in a JV company, which indirectly holds three copper and gold concessions in Ecuador.
The new Barrick, which will be listed in New York and Toronto, will own five of the world's 10 lowest cost gold mines and will be the world's top bullion producer by both value and output.