Peter Munk
Peter Munk was a Hungarian immigrant and the founder of Barrick Gold in 1983, which he built into the world's largest gold mining company. Known for his fierce loyalty to Canada, he was an outspoken critic of foreign takeovers in the Canadian mining sector and passed away in 2018 at the age of 90.
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Peter Munk was mentioned as the founder of Porto Montenegro.
Iz prepiske Lajčaka i Epstina proizlazi da je Đukanović trebalo da ih ugosti
Montenegro· 2026-02-01
Peter Munk was a Canadian business legend and co-founder of Clairtone Sound Corporation Limited.
Documentary about Canadian stereo icon Clairtone is music to the ears
Canada· 2025-12-05
Peter Munk is the founder of Barrick Mining.
Barrick chair Thornton considered splitting company as early as 2018Canada· 2025-12-04
Peter Munk hailed John Thornton as some sort of visionary.
For Barrick’s mess, board chair John Thornton deserves as much blame as the ousted CEOCanada· 2025-11-26
Then-chairman Peter Munk took pride in outbidding one of China’s largest miners for the prize.
Despite analyst chatter, there’s no Canadian interloper coming for TeckCanada· 2025-09-16
The Munk School, launched in 2010 by the late entrepreneur and Barrick Gold Corp. founder Peter Munk, will build on U of T course work.
Donation will provide full scholarships to University of Toronto undergrad students, as well as real-world leadership skillsCanada· 2025-04-07
Hungarian immigrant Peter Munk founded Barrick in 1983 and eventually built it into the world’s biggest gold company.
Barrick considering redomiciling to the U.S. and Trump could make it happen faster, says CEO Mark BristowCanada· 2025-02-14