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Two of the world’s biggest mining names are cornering the West African gold market. Who’s next?
Two of the world’s biggest mining names have tightened their grip on the next generation of West African gold developments, using a string of strategic investments to build a soft empire in the gold exploration hotspots of Côte d’Ivoire and Guinea. And it has experts, explorers and market analysts asking the question – who’s next? The latest move from Lundin (family fortune +US$7bn) and China’s Zijin (market cap US$64bn) has seen the Swedish mining dynasty partner with TSX-listed Montage Gold Corp and Zhaojin Capital – a subsidiary Chinese State-owned gold miner in which Zijin holds a 20% stake – to ... (full story)
