With its North Mara and Bulyanhulu gold mines set to achieve a combined production in excess of 500,000 ounces (oz) for the second year running, Barrick Gold Corp. is looking to expand its East African footprint from this base. Speaking to media at a briefing at a local school near to the North Mara Mine, Barrick President and CEO Mark Bristow said the resurrection of these moribund mines and their transformation into an asset with the potential to be included in Barrick's elite Tier One 2 portfolio as a combined complex was a remarkable success story.