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Apr 25, 2016-there is appetite for high quality mining assets in stable countries and may be a harbinger of further industry mergers and acquisitions, executives involved in the deal said on Monday. Nevsun was one of many companies interested in acquiring Reservoir and Timok, Reservoir Chief Executive Officer Simon Ingram said.

"There were lots of groups in the data room," he said in an interview.
"We should see more M&A in the marketplace.... There are various assets that are good quality that are financially burdened," Davis said in an interview. High price expectations among sellers are among factors that have inhibited mining acquisitions in recent years, but that may be changing, Davis said.