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 2002, mgodi huo ulianza kukodiwa na kampuni ya Kanada ya Placer Kuba, ambayo ilitia sahihi mkataba wa miaka 33 kabla ya kununuliwa na kampuni nyingine ya Kanada, Barrick Gold, mnamo 2006.