Fortuna Silver Mines Inc. (TSX: FVI) and
Roxgold Inc (TSX: ROXG) announced on Friday that they had completed their business combination to create a global premier intermediate gold and silver producer.
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Fortuna President and CEO, Jorge A. Ganoza commented, “The successfully completed business combination creates a low-cost intermediate gold and silver producer with four operating mines and a permitted development project. The company will benefit from a robust exploration pipeline and expanded presence in the Americas and West Africa, two of the fastest growing precious metals producing regions in the world.” Mr. Ganoza added, “We look forward to a successful integration and to continue building the business in West Africa on the solid foundations cemented by Roxgold.”
Roxgold, President and Chief Executive Officer John Dorward added, “I would like to thank the Roxgold shareholders for their support. I am very proud of the Roxgold team and what we accomplished together and believe Fortuna is now positioned with one of the best organic growth pipelines among any of the intermediate precious metal producers, supported by peer-leading free cash flow generation, increased scale and diversification, and a lower cost of capital.”
Fortuna Silver Mines Inc. is a Canadian precious metals mining company with four operating mines and a development project in Argentina, Mexico, Peru, Côte d’Ivoire, and Burkina Faso.
Roxgold Inc is a Canadian gold mining company. It is engaged in acquiring and exploring mineral properties. The company has two reportable segments; Mining operations and Exploration and evaluation of mineral properties, located in Burkina Faso. Its key asset is the Yaramoko Gold Mine, located in the Hounde greenstone belt of Burkina Faso, West Africa, and Seguela Gold Project located in Cote d'Ivoire, West Africa. The company's primary income is derived from the sale of gold.