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"This means that consolidation between miners with adjacent assets is likely to be the most successful.
From that perspective, a merger between West Australian miners SLR and IGR could be on the cards, as could a merger between Australian-listed PIR and Canadian-listed IAMGOLD or UK-listed Randgold Resources.
PIR's key asset is in West Africa, a region that is likely to see strong corporate interest this year, Mr McLeod said."
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