{"id":1169866,"date":"2020-03-06T07:29:40","date_gmt":"2020-03-06T13:29:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mining.com\/?p=1016369"},"modified":"2020-03-06T07:29:40","modified_gmt":"2020-03-06T13:29:40","slug":"barrick-boosts-inventory-of-key-commodities-due-to-coronavirus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/juniorminingnews.com\/?p=1169866","title":{"rendered":"Barrick boosts inventory of \u201ckey commodities\u201d due to coronavirus"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mining.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/coronavirus-outbreak-pixabay-1024x507.jpeg\" alt=\"Barrick boosts inventory of 'key commodities' due to coronavirus \" class=\"wp-image-1016370\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mining.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/coronavirus-outbreak-pixabay-1024x507.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mining.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/coronavirus-outbreak-pixabay-300x148.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.mining.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/coronavirus-outbreak-pixabay-768x380.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.mining.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/coronavirus-outbreak-pixabay.jpeg 1213w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>There are more than 100,000 cases of coronavirus in the world as of Friday morning. (<em>Stock image | Pixabay.<\/em>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Barrick Gold (TSX: ABX) (NYSE: GOLD)&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.barrick.com\/news\/news-details\/2020\/barrick-prepared-for-COVID-19\/default.aspx\" >said on Friday<\/a> it was increasing its inventory of \u201ckey commodities\u201d to above normal levels in response to the global spread of coronavirus or COVID-19.<\/p>\n<div class='d-flex justify-content-center d-xs-block d-sm-block d-md-none'>\n<div id='div-gpt-ad-1561499308230-0'><script>googletag.cmd.push(function() {googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1561499308230-0');});<\/script><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The world\u2019s second-largest gold miner noted that placed and forecast orders remain unchanged and supplies to mines haven\u2019t been affected.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote alignright\">\n<blockquote>\n<p>Employees have been counselled about the virus&#8217; symptoms and risks, while access to each site across the group is strictly controlled.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Drawing on experience of combating Ebola outbreaks around<br \/>\nits mines in Africa, the Canadian gold giant has also increased emergency<br \/>\nresponse plans to prepare for the possibility of the virus affecting its operations.<\/p>\n<p>Employees have been counselled about the symptoms and risks of contracting the infection while access to each site across the group is strictly controlled, with visitors, employees and contractors routinely screened before and on arrival. Emergency medical procedures and facilities are also in place, the miner said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBarrick is closely monitoring the situation, engaging with health authorities and tracking updates from the international medical community. Thus far, it has not deemed it necessary to introduce any travel restrictions,\u201d it said <a href=\"https:\/\/www.barrick.com\/news\/news-details\/2020\/barrick-prepared-for-COVID-19\/default.aspx\"  rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">in the statement<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The company did not specify which \u201ckey commodities\u201d it was<br \/>\nincreasing inventory of.<\/p>\n<p>Global cases of&nbsp;coronavirus surpassed 100,000 on Friday<br \/>\nmorning, a grim milestone that now appears inevitable with self-sustaining<br \/>\nclusters continuing to expand in South Korea, Japan, parts of Europe, Iran and<br \/>\nthe United States.<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19 has&nbsp;spread to more than 80 countries and<br \/>\nterritories&nbsp;since it was first identified in the Chinese city of Wuhan in<br \/>\nDecember last year. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Drawing on experience of combating Ebola outbreaks around its mines in Africa, the gold giant has 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