Monday, October 20, 2025

Mako Mining Closes On $33 Million All Stock Purchase Of Goldsource Mines

Mako Mining (TSXV: MKO) has formally closed on itstransaction to acquire Goldsource Mines (TSXV: GXS). The transaction, initially announced back in March 2024, amounted to an all-stock transaction, which saw Goldsource shareholders take 16% of the combined company.

The acquisition was centered around Goldsource’s Eagle Mountain project in Guyana, a PEA-stage gold asset that boasts a net present value (5%) of US$292 million. The project contains a resource estimate that includes 1.18 million indicated gold ounces at 1.18 g/t, as well as 0.58 million inferred gold ounces at 0.98 g/t. The current model for the project is based on a shallow open-pit operation.

Under the terms of the transaction, Goldsource shareholders received 0.22 Mako shares for each share held, which at the time of announcement inferred a valuation of $33.3 million for the gold explorer.

Going forward, Mako will continue to be led by Akiba Leisman, who will remain as CEO and a director of the company. Goldsource’s Eric Fier meanwhile will take on the role of non-executive chairman, with the board also consisting of John Hick, Mario Caron, Laurie Gaborit, Paul Jacobi and John Pontius.

As a result of the transaction, Wexford Capital meanwhile saw its ownership in the company decline from 56.4% to that of 48.2% on a partially diluted basis.

Mako Mining last traded at $3.34 on the TSX Venture.


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