M&A




Miners debate M&A as COVID-19 sends shares lower

In early March, BHP (NYSE: BHP; LON: BHP) Chairman Ken MacKenzie said the mining giant was in a strong position should COVID-19’s impact on the market create M&A opportunities. “On…



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…


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