Barrick CEO not interested in piecemeal talks over First Quantum assets

By Divya Rajagopal

TORONTO, Feb 14 (Reuters) - Barrick Gold Corp CEO Mark Bristow said on Wednesday he was not interested in piecemeal discussion when asked whether the company would consider bidding for any of First Quantum Minerals Ltd's assets.

"I'm not interested in working on any sort of piecemeal discussion," Bristow told Reuters in an interview after the company reported quarterly earnings.

First Quantum is exploring options to "manage its balance sheet," including selling smaller mines, bringing strategic investors into its larger mines. The Canadian miner is dealing with the fallout of an order to close its flagship copper mine in Panama which accounted for about 40% of its revenues.

(Reporting by Divya Rajagopal Editing by Chizu Nomiyama)