"We will... get these businesses back on track and depending on what they look like after they are in a reasonable form, we will again look to see if there is a better home for some of the assets that might not fit the Barrick investment filter," he said.

Barrick on Friday struck a deal to buy out fellow shareholders in Acacia after raising its offer.

(Reporting by Zandi Shabalala in London and Nichola Saminather in Toronto; Editing by Jan Harvey)