In 2002, the mine found a new leaseholder, the Canadian company Placer Dome, which signed a 33-year contract before being bought by another Canadian company, Barrick Gold, in 2006.
Mnamo mwaka 2002, mgodi huo ulipata mmiliki mwingine aliyekodishwa uendeshaji, Kampuni ya Kikanada ya Placer Dome, ambayo iliingia makubaliano ya miaka 33 kabla haijanunuliwa na kampuni nyingine ya Kikanada ya Uchimbaji Dhahabu ya Barrick mnamo mwaka 2006.