Canada's Barrick Gold said on Tuesday it will exit the Donlin gold Project in Alaska by selling its 50% stake to billionaire John Paulson and NovaGold Resources for up to $1.1 billion.

Canada’s Barrick Gold (GOLD) is exiting an Alaska mine project by selling its 50% stake to billionaire hedge fund manager John Paulson and

Barrick Gold entered a deal to sell its stake in an Alaskan gold project for as much as $1.1 billion to affiliates of billionaire John Paulson’s Paulson Advisers and Novagold Resources,.