Canadian gold miner buys rival under $578M deal ...
Canada's Equinox Gold has signed a deal to ac-quire Toronto-listed Leagold Mining Corporation under a deal valued at close to C$770 million (US$578 million). The deal aims to create "one of the world's top gold producing com-panies operating entirely in the Americas," Equinox Gold said in a statement. The combined entity is expected to report a gold production of some 700,000 oz in ...