Barrick makes move on Atac's Carlin-type gold

Atac Resources Ltd. April 10 announced that Barrick Gold Corp. has signed an agreement to earn up to a 70 percent stake in the Orion project, which blankets the central section of Atac's Rackla Gold property in the Yukon Territory.

This deal consists of a potential total investment by Barrick of roughly C$63.3 million, including a C$8.3 million private placement and a two-staged C$55 million explo...