{"id":1167432,"date":"2020-02-24T12:22:00","date_gmt":"2020-02-24T18:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/juniorminingnews.com\/?guid=d9c917381c8cba31eb870c5c228cc729"},"modified":"2020-02-24T12:26:51","modified_gmt":"2020-02-24T18:26:51","slug":"sibanye-ceo-eyes-future-gold-ma-worth-as-much-as-5bn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/juniorminingnews.com\/?p=1167432","title":{"rendered":"Sibanye CEO eyes future gold M&amp;A worth as much as $5bn"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sibanye-Stillwater, the world\u2019s top platinum miner, may consider targeting a future acquisition worth as much as $5-billion to expand its gold portfolio, potentially in North America.<\/p>\n<p>Once the Johannesburg-based producer resumes dividend payments and trims its debt load, it would be in a position to accelerate its focus on M&#38;A, CEO Neal Froneman said in an interview, adding that the company is also weighing a switch in its primary listing to the US.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think we\u2019re underweight in gold,\u201d Froneman said, speaking on the sidelines of the BMO Global Metals &#38; 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