M&A Deal Summary

Fosterville South Exploration Acquires Mercator Gold Australia Pty - Timor Project Avoca Project and Moormbool Project

On April 20, 2020, Fosterville South Exploration acquired metals/mining company Mercator Gold Australia Pty - Timor Project Avoca Project and Moormbool Project from Mercator Gold Australia Pty for 3M AUD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Fosterville South Exploration’s 1st transaction in the Metals/Mining sector.
  • This is Fosterville South Exploration’s 0th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Fosterville South Exploration’s 1st transaction in Australia.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2020-04-20
Target Mercator Gold Australia Pty - Timor Project Avoca Project and Moormbool Project
Sector Metals/Mining
Buyer(s) Fosterville South Exploration
Sellers(s) Mercator Gold Australia Pty
Deal Type Divestiture
Deal Value 3M AUD

Target

Mercator Gold Australia Pty - Timor Project Avoca Project and Moormbool Project

Avoca, Australia
Mercator Gold Australia Pty Ltd. - Timor Project, Avoca Project, and Moormbool Project are gold exploration projects based in Victoria, Australia. The Timor project area contains numerous hard rock and alluvial gold deposits evidenced by significant historical workings. Historical alluvial production within the Timor project area is believed to have been in the region of 640,000 ounces of gold. The Avoca project is located approximately 183 km west-northwest of the Victorian state capital Melbourne, with good road access. The Avoca project occurs within the Stawell Zone, west of the Bendigo and Melbourne Zones. The Moormbool project area occurs east of Fosterville within the Melbourne Zone and is underlain by Siluro-Devonian rocks. It covers an area between the Redcastle and Graytown goldfields, within which occurs a southeast striking large regional fault.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Fosterville South Exploration

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

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Category Company
Founded 2019
Sector Metals/Mining
DESCRIPTION

Fosterville South Exploration is the world’s highest grade and lowest cost gold mine. Fosterville South Exploration has three high grade gold projects in the Fosterville area including a large land package with historical high grade production immediately south and adjoining Kirkland Lake Gold’s Fosterville tenements. Fosterville South Exploration was founded in 2019 and is based in Vancouver, Canada.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector (Metals/Mining) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 1
Country (Australia) 1 of 1
Year (2020) 1 of 1

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Mercator Gold Australia Pty

Perth, Australia

Category Company
Sector Metals/Mining
DESCRIPTION

Mercator Gold Australia Pty Ltd. is a mineral exploration and development company based in Perth, Australia.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector (Metals/Mining) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 1
Country (Australia) 1 of 1
Year (2020) 1 of 1