High possibility that Solg will be acquired30 Jan 2020 07:16
https://www.pngreport.com/mining/news/1379955/copper-assets-are-pure-gold
High possibility that Solg will be acquired : -
RFC concluded that of the 19, there were just five projects with a ‘high' probability of third-party merger and acquisition.
"This has been based on our assessment of a number of factors, including economics, permitting, location and geography, resource quality, the structure of existing shareholders, and other project issues," it said.
The largest of those is SolGold's Cascabel project in Ecuador with a copper resource of 10.84Mt and by far the highest net present value of the overall 19.
It noted Newcrest Mining and BHP each already hold over 14.5%.
"It appears that there is a lot of interest in SolGold and a competitive bid could occur if the Cascabel project achieves expectations," RFC said.
"We believe there is a high possibility of a third party (including the minority shareholders) looking to acquire the project outright or taking a significant interest in the medium-term."