Mark Bristow believes Barrick's growth plan is 'unique' in gold industry

(Kitco News) - Barrick (NYSE: GOLD) (TSX: ABX), the world’s second largest gold miner, is projecting a 30% increase in production on the back of the growth options embedded in its asset portfolio, president and chief executive Mark Bristow told the Gold Forum Americas today.

Bristow said that substantial growth in copper production combined with the output from Barrick’s sector-leading gold portfolio was expected to increase the group’s attributable production by some 30% to 6.8 million gold-equivalent ounces by 2031.

“We not only have a sustainable, fully budgeted 10-year base plan, we also have a growth plan that sees us increase production by 30% by the end of the decade, which I believe is unique in our industry,” he said.