Barrick Gold Corp. unit Barrick Gold Exploration Inc. started drilling at Cortez Summit gold project in Nevada as part of its earn-in agreement with Carlin Gold Corp., according to a June 6 release.

Barrick may earn a 70% interest in the property by spending US$5 million by Dec. 31, 2020, of which US$500,000 is to be committed by Sept. 1.

The drilling is targeting an area known as the Fourmile structural zone in the southwest section of the Cortez Summit project.