Placer Dome

Placer Dome Inc.
Company typePublic (TSE, NYSE, ASX, SIX, Euronext Paris: PDG)
IndustryMining
Founded1987
Defunct2006
FateTakeover
SuccessorBarrick Gold
HeadquartersVancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Key people
Peter W. Tomsett (President, CEO)[1]
Robert M. Franklin (Chairman)[1]
ProductsGold
Copper
Number of employees
13,000 (2005)[2]

Placer Dome Inc. was a large mining company specializing in gold and other precious metals, with corporate headquarters in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

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]

  1. ^ a b Board of Directors hosted by the Internet Archive (August 15, 2005 snapshot)
  2. ^ a b c August 2005 Investor Fact Sheet hosted by the Internet Archive (August 15, 2005 snapshot)
  3. ^ "MINING #7 - Barrick and the Cruelty of Gold". CANADALAND. Retrieved 2022-02-26.