Perseus makes a A$60m play for Exore

Gold miner Perseus Mining has made a A$59.8-million takeover offer for ASX-listed Exore Resources.

Exore holds some 2 000 km2 of tenements in northern Cote d’Ivoire, near Perseus’ Sissingue gold mine, with the junior company holding an 80% joint venture interest in exploration permits making up the Bagoe and Liberty projects.