Junior-Sektor: M&A Aktivitäten erhalten am Jahresende kräftigen Auftrieb

An der M&A-Front im Rohstoff- und Minen-Sektor war es wegen der anhaltenden Krisen-Phase in 2013 relativ ruhig. Nun gehen einige Rohstoff-Gesellschaften und Smart Money Player am Jahresende auf Schnäppchenjagd und es kommt zu zahlreichen M&A-Deals, was als positives Zeichen für den kompletten Sektor gewertet werden kann. Nach einem der schlechtesten Jahre für Junior- und Goldminen-Aktien aller Zeiten, bietet sich einige Übernahmen & Merger vor dem lukrativen, antizyklischen Investment-Ansatz natürlich mehr als an. Eine kleine Übersicht von jüngsten M&A-Transaktionen..

Asanko Gold to Buy PMI for $173 Million

Asanko Gold Inc. (AKG), a Canadian exploration company focused on West Africa, agreed to buy PMI Gold Corp. (PMV) for about C$183 million ($173 million) to target 400,000 ounces of annual output of the precious metal by 2017..

Link: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-12-17/asanko-gold-to-buy-pmi-for-173-million.html



Intergeo to take over Mercator Minerals in $100mn deal

Intergeo MMC, a mining company controlled by Russian billionaire-turned-politician Mikhail Prokhorov, has agree to acquire Canadian copper producer Mercator Minerals Ltd in a $100 million deal that will require listing of the new firm's shares in Toronto, the companies announced Thursday..

Link: http://www.arizona.statenews.net/index.php/sid/219069644/scat/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/ht/Intergeo-to-take-over-Mercator-Minerals-in-100mn-deal



Primero, Brigus to merge into mid-tier gold miner in C$220m deal

Cash-strapped junior miner and explorer Brigus Gold expects to benefit from the strong balance sheet of Primero Mining in an arrangement agreement between the two companies..

Quelle: http://www.mineweb.com/mineweb/content/en/mineweb-junior-mining?oid=221900&sn=Detail



Centamin makes takeover offer for Ampella

TSX- and LSE-listed Centamin on Tuesday made an offmarket bid to acquire 100% of ASX-listed junior explorer Ampella Mining..

Link: http://www.miningweekly.com/article/centamin-makes-takeover-offer-for-ampella-2013-12-10



Tasman and Flinders Announce Merger Negotiations to Create a Diversified Critical Metals Company

Tasman Metals Ltd. and Flinders Resources Limited are pleased to announce they have initiated preliminary negotiations with regard to a potential merger of the two companies (the "Potential Merger")..

Link: http://www.flindersresources.com/s/NewsReleases.asp?ReportID=615553&_Type=News-Releases&_Title=Tasman-and-Flinders-Announce-Merger-Negotiations-to-Create-a-Diversified-Cr...



Champion Iron Mines strikes merger with O'Keeffe's Mamba Minerals

Champion Iron Mines (TSE:CHM) has agreed to merge with Australian-listed Mamba Minerals (ASX:MAB) in an all-share deal that values the company at C$59.8 million..

Link: http://www.proactiveinvestors.com/companies/news/50522/champion-iron-mines-strikes-merger-with-okeeffes-mamba-minerals-50522.html



Roxgold cashes up, XDM Royalty seeks redemption in takeover

We speak with XDM about the Roxgold's takeover of it - a story of redemption and cash resources..

Link: http://www.mineweb.com/mineweb/content/en/mineweb-junior-mining?oid=221496&sn=Detail



Volta Obtains Shareholder Approval for Plan of Arrangement

B2Gold Corp. and Volta Resources Inc. are pleased to announce that Volta Resources has obtained overwhelming shareholder approval for the proposed arrangement (the "Arrangement") between B2Gold and Volta Resources previously announced on October 28, 2013 and November 14, 2013..

Link: http://www.b2gold.com/press-releases/12/2013/volta-obtains-shareholder-approval-for-plan.html?id=1792749



Sirocco and Canada Lithium Combining to Form Strategic International Competitor in Growth-Oriented Industrial Minerals Sector

Sirocco Mining Inc. ("Sirocco") (TSX:SIM) and Canada Lithium Corp. ("Canada Lithium") (TSX:CLQ)(OTCQX:CLQMF) jointly announce that their respective boards of directors have approved, and that they have entered into, a definitive agreement (the "Arrangement Agreement") pursuant to which they will complete a business combination..

Quelle: http://siroccomining.mwnewsroom.com/press-releases/sirocco-and-canada-lithium-combining-to-form-strat-tsx-sim-201312040915728001



International Minerals Provides Update on Closing Date of the Arrangement With Hochschild

International Minerals Corporation announces that the closing of the previously-announced transaction by way of a plan of arrangement (the "Arrangement") involving IMZ and Hochschild Mining plc ("Hochschild"), pursuant to which Hochschild will acquire IMZ, is now anticipated to occur on or before December 20, 2013..

Link: http://www.intlminerals.com/news/2013-news/523-



It's 'Go' For Fission Uranium and 'Go' for Fission SpinCo

As you´ll have seen from the string of press releases in the last few weeks, Fission Uranium (FCU.V) has now acquired Alpha Minerals and the newly combined Fission Uranium holds 100% of the PLS (Patterson Lake South) project with its remarkable high-grade discovery. Both Alpha and Fission have spun out companies that have taken with them all respective properties other than PLS. Fission´s SpinCo is named Fission 3.0..

Quelle: http://www.fissionuranium.com/ceo-corner/index.php?&content_id=136