rtokens: The Ministry had given the companies until December 4 to complete a partnership deal , and advised Bre-X to take a 25 percent stake and Barrick 75 percent to develop the property .
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tokens: The source said no new deadline had been set by the Mines and Energy Ministry for Bre-X and Barrick to strike a deal .
ltokens: " While there has been some agreement in principle on some issues , there are still others such as procedures and mechanisms that needed to be sorted out , " he added .