M&A Deal Summary

Teranga Gold Acquires Barrick Gold - Massawa Gold Project

On February 13, 2020, Teranga Gold acquired metals/mining company Barrick Gold - Massawa Gold Project from Barrick

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Teranga Gold’s 3rd transaction in the Metals/Mining sector.
  • This is Teranga Gold’s 1st transaction in Senegal.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2020-02-13
Target Barrick Gold - Massawa Gold Project
Sector Metals/Mining
Buyer(s) Teranga Gold
Sellers(s) Barrick
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

Barrick Gold - Massawa Gold Project

Senegal
Barrick Gold Corp. - Massawa Gold Project is a high-grade open-pit gold project located in Senegal.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Teranga Gold

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Category Company
Founded 2010
Sector Metals/Mining
Employees2,300
Revenue 353M USD (2019)
DESCRIPTION

Teranga Gold Corp. is a canadian-based gold company acquire the Sabodala gold mine and a large regional exploration land package, located in Senegal, West Africa, along with shares held in Oromin Explorations Ltd. (“Oromin”) from Mineral Deposits Limited (“MDL”), collectively referred to as the Sabodala Gold Assets. Teranga Gold was founded in 2010 and is based in Toronto, Canada.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 3 of 3
Sector: Metals/Mining M&A 3 of 3
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: Senegal M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2020 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-06-19 Gryphon Minerals

Subiaco, Australia

Gryphon Minerals Ltd. is an Australian company committed to becoming a significant West African gold producer with an immediate focus on advancing its 100%-owned Banfora Gold Project in Burkina Faso, as well as a pipeline of new and exciting projects in West Africa. The Banfora Gold Project (“Banfora” or “the Project”) is located in the south-west of Burkina Faso, West Africa. Burkina Faso is one of the largest gold producers in Africa and is located on some of the world’s most prolific greenstone belts (accounting for 22% of West Africa’s greenstone belt exposure). The country is already host to a number of producing mines and this is anticipated to increase given the prospectivity and strong Government support for the mining industry.

Buy -

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Barrick

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Category Company
Founded 1983
Sector Metals/Mining
Revenue 12.9B USD (2024)
DESCRIPTION

Barrick operates mines and advanced exploration and development projects on five continents, and holds large land positions on some of the most prolific and prospective mineral trends. Barrick was incorporated in 1983 and is based in Toronto, Ontario.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 6 of 10
Sector: Metals/Mining M&A 5 of 9
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 6 of 9
Country: Senegal M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2020 M&A 1 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-09-24 Randgold Resources

St. Helier, United Kingdom

Randgold Resources Ltd. is a gold mining company. Randgold has built 5 mines – all but one developed on deposits discovered by its own geologists, while the reserves of the fifth, Kibali, were more than doubled by the Randgold exploration team after its acquisition.

Buy $6.0B
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-07-06 Eskay Creek Gold-Silver Project

British Columbia, Canada

Eskay Creek Gold-Silver Project is a rich gold and silver mining area in the Unuk and Iskut River region on north coastal mountains of British Columbia.

Sell -