Acacia Mining said it’s worth a lot more than the takeover offer proposed by Barrick Gold, showing the African gold miner is digging in its heels in a long dispute with its top shareholder. The company released a report by a consultant that put its “preferred value” at 271p a share. That’s 38% more than Barrick’s informal proposal to buy the company in an all-stock transaction currently worth 197 pence a share.
