Contango Silver & Gold Completes Merger With Dolly Varden Silver

Genesis Minerals And Vault Minerals Agree to Merge, Creating New $12.6 Billion Australian Gold Major

July 17, 2026

Energy

Genesis Minerals and Vault Minerals have agreed to merge via a scheme of arrangement, with Genesis acquiring all of Vault’s shares in a transaction valuing Vault at approximately A$5.6 billion (a 15.7% premium). The combined group is expected to create a top-three Australian gold producer, with an announced goal of unlocking around $2.0 billion in post-tax cost synergies and capital savings over 10 years.

Carlyle Commodities Corp Acquires Silver Pony Resources Corp

March 31, 2026

Industrial Services

Carlyle Commodities Corp. has signed a definitive agreement to acquire all issued and outstanding shares of Silver Pony Resources Corp. via a three-cornered amalgamation. Following closing, Silver Pony’s shareholders will receive Carlyle shares and the combined company will primarily pursue exploration and development of Silver Pony’s Trout Lake Property in British Columbia.

Coeur Mining Acquires SilverCrest Metals

February 6, 2025

Manufacturing

Coeur Mining, Inc. entered into a definitive agreement to acquire all issued and outstanding shares of SilverCrest Metals Inc. via a court-approved plan of arrangement. SilverCrest shareholders will receive 1.6022 shares of Coeur common stock for each SilverCrest share, implying about a US$1.7 billion equity value.

Contango ORE Acquires HighGold Mining Inc.

June 28, 2024

Industrial Services

Contango ORE, Inc. agreed to acquire all issued and outstanding shares of HighGold Mining Inc. by a court-approved plan of arrangement, with HighGold shareholders to receive 0.019 Contango shares per HighGold share (implying ~US$37 million equity value). The arrangement received overwhelming shareholder approval and is expected to close in July 2024, adding HighGold's high-grade Johnson Tract deposit to Contango's Alaska-focused portfolio to materially increase resources and support near-term production growth.

Pan American Silver Completes Acquisition of Yamana Gold

April 27, 2023

Energy

Pan American Silver completed its previously announced acquisition of all issued and outstanding common shares of Yamana Gold, adding four producing mines (Jacobina, El Peñón, Minera Florida and Cerro Moro) and the MARA development project to its portfolio. The transaction was structured alongside the sale of Yamana's Canadian assets (including Canadian Malartic) to Agnico Eagle; Yamana shareholders received a mix of cash, Agnico Eagle shares and Pan American shares.

Fortuna Silver Mines Acquires Roxgold Inc.

July 2, 2021

Industrial Services

Fortuna Silver Mines completed a court-approved arrangement to acquire all issued and outstanding shares of Roxgold Inc., with Roxgold becoming a wholly-owned subsidiary of Fortuna. The transaction issued 0.283 Fortuna shares and C$0.001 in cash per Roxgold share and creates a larger, growth-oriented intermediate gold and silver producer with expanded presence in the Americas and West Africa.