Newmont is expanding its business to Europe
American miner Newmont, the world’s number one by production, has formed an exploration alliance with Britain’s Ariana Resources, which owns several gold mining concessions in Europe. The goal is to discover new gold and copper exploitations in one of the least explored regions in the world.
American miner Newmont formed Exploration Alliance with the British company Ariana Resources different owner Mining interests in European countries.
The aim of this alliance is to focus on exploring new copper and gold deposits in countries such as Bosnia and HerzegovinaAnd the Bulgaria And the GreeceAnd the Kosovo And the North Macedonia s Serbian Using the company’s specialized equipment Western Tithian Resources Properties 75% From Ariana Resources.
Representatives of this company have indicated that Southeast Europe is one of the least explored and promising mining regions in the world. your spokesperson, Mentor Demi sign to “With our extensive experience in the area and Newmont’s large exploration capacity, database and technology, we are confident that we will be successful in discovering new deposits of copper and gold.”
As per the information provided by the company, Newmont invests $2.5 million in Ariana To finance exploration activity, as well as facilitate access to the mining company’s regional database.
alliance between Newmont, Ariana and Western Tethian Resources Has the expected initial duration of Five years, which can be extended at the request of both partiesat the expense of new investments by Newmont, which also retains the option to enter Ariana Resources’ equity capital.
Vitality arrived Kareem Sener, Ariana’s managerAnd the “We are pleased to partner with Newmont, via Western Tethyan Resources, for Exploration of new large-scale gold and copper deposits in the southeastern region of Europe. This was the area It was explored during the 80’s and 90’s By companies that were later absorbed by the Newmont Group, such as Normandy Mining. Therefore, the alliance will benefit from Important historical data collected by Newmont. Thanks to this, we can develop a complete exploration of the area. Newmont will also contribute its expertise and knowledge to exploration activity, including the potential deployment of various proprietary technologies”, Sunday Vision writes.
Adriatic confirmed it has signed a term sheet with Orion Resource Partners for a US$ 142.5 million debt
Aspiring miner Adriatic Metals has sealed a US$245 million finance package to fund the construction of its flagship Vares silver project in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The deal signals a major step in the advancement of the project which is still subject to delivery of a definitive feasibility study.
Adriatic confirmed it has signed a term sheet with Orion Resource Partners for a US$142.5 million debt financing package comprising a US$120 million senior secured debt and a US$22.5 million copper stream, which Orion proposes with Eastern Mining. The finance is subject to due diligence and documentation which is expected to be completed in the final quarter of 2021.
In addition, the London-based multi-listed Adriatic plans an equity raising of up to about US$102 million which will consist of US$52 million through an accelerated bookbuild process and a US$50 million conditional equity subscription by Orion.
Source: thewest.com.au
Deal activity rises in Europe’s metals and mining industry
Europe’s metals and mining industry saw a rise of 6.5% in overall deal activity in 3Q19 when compared to the four quarter average, according to GlobalData’s deals database.
GlobalData found that a total of 33 deals worth US$1.92 billion were announced for the region during 3Q19 against the last four quarter average of 31 deals.
Of all the deal types, mergers and acquisitions (M&A) saw most activity in 3Q19 with 28, representing an 84.9% share for the region. Private equity had four deals and venture financing deals had one transaction, respectively making up a 12.1% and 3.03% share of the overall deal activity for the quarter.
In terms of value of deals, M&A was the leading category in Europe’s metals and mining industry with US$1.92 billion, followed by venture financing deals totalling US$1.75 million.
Top industry deals in 3Q19
The top five metals and mining deals accounted for 98.03% of the overall value during 3Q19.
The combined value of the top five metals and mining deals stood at US$1.88 billion, against the overall value of US$1.92 billion recorded for the quarter.
The top five metals and mining industry deals tracked by GlobalData were:
1.Liberty House Group’s US$841.11 million asset transaction with ArcelorMittal.
2.The US$428 million acquisition of Acacia Mining by Barrick Gold.
3.Kinross Gold’s US$283m million asset transaction with N-Mining.
4.The US$274 million acquisition of Toro Gold by Resolute Mining.
5.Cengiz Holding’s asset transaction with Liberty Gold and Teck Madencilik Sanayi Ticaret for US$55 million.
Source: globalminingreview.com