industry gold mining founded 2000 headquarters london united kingdom key people kelvin dushnisky chairman bradley gordon ceo revenue us 868.1 million 2015 1 operating income us 112.9 million 2015 1 net income us 197.1 million 2015 1 website www.acaciamining.com acacia mining formerly african barrick gold plc is a gold mining business operating in tanzania with exploration properties in kenya burkina faso and mali . it is listed on the london stock exchange and the dar es salaam stock exchange under the ticker aca and is a constituent of the ftse 250 index . acacia s majority shareholder is barrick gold 2 which owns 63.9 % of the company . contents 1 history 2 operations 2.1 bulyanhulu gold mine 2.2 buzwagi gold mine 2.3 north mara gold mine 3 references 4 external links history edit the business was established as a unit of barrick gold when that company started mining in tanzania in 2000 . 3 barrick s involvement in tanzania had begun the previous year when the company purchased the bulyanhulu property as part of its acquisition of sutton resources ltd. barrick then acquired buzwagi and tulawaka as part of its acquisition of pangea goldfields inc. in 2000 . finally in 2006 barrick acquired north mara when it took over placer dome . 4 the company was floated off by barrick gold and first listed on the london stock exchange as african barrick gold in 2010 . 5 the company changed its name to acacia mining on 27 november 2014 . 6 operations edit the company operates three mines in northwest tanzania bulyanhulu buzwagi and north mara . 5 7 bulyanhulu gold mine edit main article bulyanhulu gold mine the bulyanhulu gold mine is an underground gold mine in the shinyanga region of tanzania located 55 kilometres south of lake victoria . 8 barrick acquired the project in 1999 when it purchased sutton resources and the mine opened in 2001 . 9 the opening of bulyanhulu tanzania s deepest mine made tanzania the third largest producer of gold in africa . 10 buzwagi gold mine edit main article buzwagi gold mine the buzwagi gold mine is an open pit gold mine in the shinyanga region of tanzania located 6 kilometres southeast from the town of kahama . the mine which opened in 2009 is the second largest mining operation and the largest single open pit mine in tanzania . north mara gold mine edit main article north mara gold mine the north mara gold mine is an open pit gold mine in the tarime district of the mara region of tanzania . the mine which opened in 2002 was acquired by barrick through the takeover of placer dome in 2006 . references edit a b c annual report 2015 pdf . acacia mining . retrieved 28 march 2016 . jamasmie cecilia november 27 2014 . african barrick is history changes name to acacia mining . mining.com . retrieved 27 november 2014 . african barrick gold targets sh1 .3 trillion in initial public offer ipo the citizen 25 february 2010 overview profile & categorychosen history of abg abg african barrick gold website history accessed 24 july 2010 a b african barrick gold floats at bottom of price range the times 19 march 2010 african barrick is history changes name to acacia mining . mining.com . 27 november 2014 . retrieved 27 november 2014 . acacia mining website accessed 19 january 2015 african barrick gold website bulyanhulu gold mine accessed 22 july 2010 thomaz carla 7 october 2005 . bulyanhulu mine . creamer s mining weekly . retrieved 21 july 2010 . dean roger 22 july 2001 . tanzania s pot of gold . bbc news . retrieved 22 july 2010 . external links edit official website v t e barrick gold corporation corporate management chairman john l. thornton co presidents kelvin dushnisky james jim gowans directors william birchall gustavo cisneros michael evans ned goodman brian greenspun j. brett harvey nancy lockhart dambisa moyo anthony munk david naylor steven shapiro john l. thornton ernie thrasher mines north america bald mountain cortez golden sunlight goldstrike hemlo marigold pueblo viejo round mountain ruby hill 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