Placer Dome
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Placer Dome Inc. was a large mining company specializing in gold and other precious metals, with corporate headquarters in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
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Company type | Public (TSE, NYSE, ASX, SIX, Euronext Paris: PDG) |
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Industry | Mining |
Founded | 1987 |
Defunct | 2006 |
Fate | Takeover |
Successor | Barrick Gold |
Headquarters | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
Key people | Peter W. Tomsett (President, CEO)[1] Robert M. Franklin (Chairman)[1] |
Products | Gold Copper |
Number of employees | 13,000 (2005)[2] |
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In August 2005, the company had interests in 16 gold mining operations in 7 countries; it had a market capitalization of $6.7 billion USD (on June 30, 2005).[2] For the year 2004, it had sales of $1,888 million, net earnings of $284 million, and cash from operations of US$376 million.[2]
The company was purchased by Barrick Gold in 2006, and was assimilated into Barrick.[3]