2013-12-03 — bloomberg.com
Thornton, 59, currently co-chairman [is] ... trying to establish partnerships with Chinese companies that may include investment in Barrick and future mining projects, said the people, who asked not to be identified discussing a private matter. China Investment Corp., the country's largest sovereign wealth fund, is among potential partners Barrick has met with, the people said.
The leadership change at Barrick comes at the end of a difficult year for the company. It has lost 45 percent of its market value in 2013 while debt levels have soared after a slump in gold prices, rising operating expenses and a cost blowout at an $8.5 billion mining project in the Andes.''
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