Equinox Gold Acquires Premier Gold Mines; i-80 Gold Spin-Out Created

Equinox Gold to Acquire Orla Mining in $18.5B All-Stock Transaction

May 13, 2026

Aerospace & Defense

Equinox Gold Corp. will acquire Orla Mining Ltd. in an all-stock, court-approved plan of arrangement, where Orla shareholders will receive 1.00 Equinox share plus a nominal cash payment of US$0.0001 per Orla share. The combined company is expected to create a new North American senior gold producer with projected annual production of about 1.1 million ounces and a path to more than 1.9 million ounces.

Coeur Mining Completes Acquisition of New Gold

March 20, 2026

Industrial Services

Coeur Mining completed its all-stock acquisition of New Gold under a previously announced definitive agreement. New Gold shareholders received 0.4959 shares of Coeur common stock for each New Gold common share, and the combined entity’s shares began trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange under “CDE” effective March 16, 2026.

Fresnillo plc Acquires Probe Gold Inc.

January 26, 2026

Energy

Fresnillo plc completed an all-cash acquisition of Probe Gold Inc. for approximately C$780 million (C$3.65 per share), closing on 22 January 2026. The deal gives Fresnillo ownership of Probe’s Novador project in the Val d'Or district (Quebec), expanding Fresnillo’s geographic footprint and gold resource base in Canada.

CMOC Group Acquires Equinox Gold’s Brazil Operations (Aurizona Mine, RDM Mine, Bahia Complex)

January 23, 2026

Energy

Equinox Gold has completed the previously announced sale of its Aurizona Mine, RDM Mine and Bahia Complex in Brazil (the “Brazil Operations”) to a subsidiary of the CMOC Group for total consideration of up to US$1.015 billion. Equinox Gold received US$900 million in cash and will receive a production-linked contingent payment of up to US$115 million on January 23, 2027, using proceeds to repay debt and reduce net debt to about US$150 million.

Gold Fields Acquires Osisko Mining for C$2.16 Billion

August 12, 2024

Energy

Gold Fields Limited, through a wholly owned Canadian subsidiary, has entered into a definitive arrangement agreement to acquire all outstanding shares of Osisko Mining Inc. in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately C$2.16 billion. The deal is expected to close in Q4 2024 and will be completed via a statutory plan of arrangement under Ontario law.

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.