Mali is a great destination. RSG is there with their foot on a decent holding in OKU.
Gold M&A Bloomberg reports that Barrick and Randgold are in late stage merger talks in Colorado Springs.
A merger would represent Barrick’s re-commitment to Africa, or at least Mali, Cote d’Ivoire and DRC where Randgold’s mines are.
It potentially marks increased investment in those regions, and so benefits others such as RSG, PRU, WAF and CDV.
Investment in African mining has been under pressure due to Barrick’s tax issues in Tanzania, and generally rising costs attributable to lagging infrastructure spending.
OKU Price at posting:
27.5¢ Sentiment: Buy Disclosure: Held