Barrick Gold Corp’s new boss intends to push ahead with plans to increase investment in the mineral-rich – but environmentally tricky – deposits straddling the Chile-Argentina border. “If you want to find elephants, go to elephant country,” CEO Mark Bristow, a South African geologist and big-game hunter, said in a phone interview. The Toronto-based company “absolutely” intends to invest more money in the El Indio copper-and gold belt, he said, adding that its partnerships with Chinese and Chilean miners remain key to its strategy in the region.
