Trading in the shares of the new company created by the merger of Barrick Gold and Randgold Resources started at the opening of business on the New York and Toronto Stock Exchanges on January 2, 2019. Barrick Gold’s executive chairman John Thornton, accompanied by president and chief executive officer Mark Bristow, performed the ringing of the opening bell of the NYSE.
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On January 14, Newmont Mining Corporation (NYSE: NEM) and Goldcorp Inc. (NYSE: GG, TSX: G) announced they have entered into a definitive agreement in which Newmont will acquire all of the outstanding common shares of Goldcorp in a stock-for-stock transaction valued at $10 billion. Under the terms of the agreement, Newmont will acquire each Goldcorp share for 0.3280 of a Newmont share, which represents a 17% premium based on the companies’ 20-day volume weighted average share prices.
KOMATSU ANNOUNCES PURCHASE OF FORESTRY MACHINE MANUFACTURER TIMBERPRO
Komatsu America Corp. a leading global heavy equipment manufacturer, today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire TimberPro, Inc.