Barrick Gold (ABX) started the process of selling the jewels of its Western Australia assets, naming corporate advisers to manage the sale of its South Yilgarn operations, reports the Western Australian. The company reportedly hired UBS (UBS) and Merrill Lynch (BAC) to help find a buyer for its Granny Smith, Lawler and Darlot mines, which collectively produced 452,000 ounces of gold in 2012.
An unexpectedly strong U.S. jobs report pushed stock markets higher on Friday as investors welcomed signs that …