Barrick Mining (TSX: ABX) has agreed to hand Newmont (NYSE: NEM) 38.5% of Fourmile, the Nevada gold discovery management once called the greatest of this century, in exchange for $1.95 billion in cash, two development assets, and an end to the dispute that had been blocking Barrick’s planned North American IPO.
In this video, we break down how Barrick ended up in this position, what Newmont is actually getting, why analysts struggled to reconcile Barrick’s claimed $4 billion deal value, and why the market reacted so badly.
We also look at what the agreement means for Fourmile, the planned IPO, and whether Barrick paid too high a price simply to get Newmont’s consent.
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