Report: Zijin Mining leads in the bidding for Barrick's Tongon gold mine.

According to informed sources, the Chinese company Zijin Mining is leading the bidding for Barrick Mining's Tongon gold mine, with an offer possibly reaching up to 500 million USD. Reports suggest that Barrick has appointed Canada's TD Securities and Australia's Treadstone Resource Partners as advisors for the sale of the Tongon gold mine.