Key Takeaways Barrick's Q3 profits rose on higher gold prices, but cash costs and AISC increased year over year.Lower production, partly from the Loulo-Gounkoto suspension, contributed to higher unit costs.Barrick's projected 2025 cash costs and AISC signal a year-over-year increase at the midpoint.Barrick Mining Corporation’s (B) third-quarter profits jumped on higher gold prices, but higher unit costs remained a drag.  Its cash costs per ounce of gold and all-in-sustaining costs (AISC) — a critical cost m ...