05:08 PM EST - Barrick Gold Corp. : has struck a friendly deal to acquire Arizona Star Resource Corp. for $18 in cash a share, valuing the company at $773 million. Arizona Star owns 51 per cent of the Cerro Casale gold-copper deposit, which is one of the world's largest undeveloped gold and copper projects. Barrick Gold Corp.
shares T.ABX are trading up 57 cents at $41.99.
