In the first year following its merger with Randgold Resources, the restructured and refocused Barrick Gold Corporation has delivered a strong operational performance and made significant progress towards its goal of becoming the “world’s most valued gold company”, the miner said in its 2019 financial report on March 25. According to president and CEO Mark Bristow, the NYSE- and TSX-listed company’s new leadership started 2019 “with a long and challenging to-do list and succeeded in ticking all the boxes”.