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Gold Fields buys stake in Asanko gold mine in Ghana

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Creamer Media Social Media Editor & Senior Writer
 
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South African miner Gold Fields has teamed up with Canada-based Asanko Gold in Ghana, with the gold miners announcing on Thursday that the JSE-listed major would buy a 45% interest in the Asanko gold mine (AGM) for $185-million. The companies have agreed to form a 50:50 joint venture (JV), which would own Asanko’s 90% interest in its namesake gold mine and other properties in Ghana. The Ghana government holds a free-carried 10% interest.
 
 
 
 
 

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