CORRECTED-RPT-FOCUS-Barrick Gold forges ahead on Papua New Guinea mine in face of local backlash
January 16, 2020 at 17:03 PM EST
Barrick Gold Corp is set to elevate its troubled Papua New Guinea mine to its top-tier assets, despite landowner and government demands to cede a larger stake and deteriorating security at the joint venture with China's Zijin Mining .