Cote d’Ivoire

London-based Endeavour Mining plans to buy Teranga Gold in an all-stock deal worth about $2.44B. With 12.8M ounces of gold resources, the transaction values Teranga at over US$191 per resource ounce. Egyptian billionaire Naguib Sawiris injects $200M million into the deal. [more]

The transaction values SEMAFO at $3/share and, on an EV/oz basis, at C$155/oz, creating the largest gold producer in West Africa, with six operating mines, and combined gold production of over 1 million ounces expected in 2020. [more]