WOW... Barrick is in full blown painc mode to cover their bet for shorting gold. Obviously they have no other choice but to settle for mass dilution..

Barrick Gold Corp. (NYSE: ABX) increased its shares offering to $3.5 billion sending the stock price tumbling $2.35 to close at $36.95

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