is it profitable ?

The issue here is whether the business of mining gold and having Barrick process it, is in fact profitable

It looks to be making a loss on production, and if this is correct the company won't survive----as it will not get further capital from investors

This is the issue that needs clarification by the company

It is clear that thi quarter is going to be a disaster caused bt weather, but the 2 previous quarters also look to have been terrible.