Canadian miner Kinross Gold (TSX:G) (NYSE:KGC) has agreed to sell its royalty portfolio to precious metals royalty and streaming company Maverix Metals (TSX:MMX) for $74 million — $25 million in cash and nearly 11.2 million shares in the target company (a 9.4% stake).
The deal, involving 25 precious metals royalties, also gives
the Toronto-based miner pre-emptive rights to participate in any future equity
financings to maintain its ownership position.
The transaction grants gold-focused Maverix access to output
from Integra Resources’ DeLamar project in Idaho, Polymetal’s Omolon Hub
operations in Russia, Barrick Gold and Newmont Goldcorp’s Cerro Casale project
in Chile, Premier Gold Mines’ McCoy Cove project in Nevada, Agnico Eagle’s
Hammond Reef project in Ontario, and a number of early stage development and exploration
projects.
The deal, which increases Vancouver-based Maverix’s total
asset portfolio to 105 royalties and streams, is expected to close on or before
the end of the year.
More to come…