Barrick joins forces with junior in Japan

TSX-V-listed junior Japan Gold has announced the formation of a country-wide alliance with gold major Barrick Gold to jointly explore, develop and mine certain mineral properties and projects in Japan. The alliance covers 28 of the 30 projects currently held by Japan Gold, which will only advance the Ikutahara project, in Hokkaido, and the Ohra-Takamine project, in Kyushu, independently.