Mid-tier gold producers Silver Lake Resources and Red 5 have announced their intention to merge, with a combined entity to have a market cap of about $2.2 billion.
The Gascoyne Resources board has urged shareholders to reject a $110 million takeover offer from Westgold Resources, labelling the deal as “inadequate”.
Gascoyne Resources is set to extend the life of its Dalgaranga operations near Mt Magnet through an all-scrip purchase of Firefly Resources, whose assets include a nearby gold project.
Gascoyne Resources has relisted on the ASX, following a $125 million recapitalisation that helped the embattled goldminer repay its creditors and continue mining operations.
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Dampier Gold has made its chief executive Richard Hay redundant as part of cost-cutting initiatives.Mr Hay joined the company in 2010 as chief operating officer.