M&A

MegumaGold to merge with Osprey Gold

Canadian juniors MegumaGold (CSE: NSAU; US-OTC: NSAUF) and Osprey Gold Development (TSXV: OS; US-OTC: OSSPF), with projects in Nova Scotia’s largest historic bullion district, are merging their businesses to create…


Endeavour Mining to buy Semafo

Endeavour Mining (TSX: EDV) gave markets a welcome break from COVID-19-related news by announcing the acquisition of Semafo (TSX: SMF) in a $1 billion (US$691 million) deal that will create…




The portal at Excellon Resources’ Platosa silver-lead-zinc mine in Mexico. Credit: Excellon Resources.

Excellon to acquire Otis in all-share deal

Silver producer Excellon Resources (TSX: EXN) has announced plans to acquire developer Otis Gold (TSXV: OOO) in an all-share deal worth an estimated $32.3 million, based on recent closing stock prices. Excellon’s main…



A loader at work at Goldcorp's Penasquito gold mine. Credit: Goldcorp.

Will Canadian miners 
rise again?

The flurry of M&A transactions last year brought a much-awaited consolidation of the global gold sector. It also brought significant changes to the Canadian mining landscape: Newmont’s (NYSE: NEM) takeover…



Leagold’s Los Filos gold mine in Guerrero state, 230 km south of Mexico City. Credit: Leagold Mining.

Equinox-Leagold merger creates US$1.75B gold miner

Equinox Gold (TSX: EQX) and Leagold Mining (TSX: LMC) said on Wednesday that shareholders of both companies have approved their merger, creating an America-focused gold miner with a market capitalization…



Trucks at Centamin's Sukari Mine. Source: Centamin

Endeavour Mining ends takeover talks with Centamin

Endeavour Mining (TSX: EDV) has walked away from a potential 1.47 billion lb. (US$1.9-billion) acquisition of Centamin (TSX: CEE; LON: CEY), citing lack of information on the targeted company’s assets….


M&A will continue in 2020, Dorsey & Whitney says

Nora Pincus, a partner at the international law firm Dorsey & Whitney, forecaststhat the significant volume of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity in the metals and mining space in 2019…


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