Bennett Jones is acting for Asante Gold Corporation in its share purchase agreement with Kinross Gold Corporation to acquire Kinross’ 90% interest in the Chirano Gold Mine for a total consideration of US$225 million. The Ghanaian government retains a 10% carried interest in Chirano—an operating open-pit and underground mining operation located in southwestern Ghana, immediately south of Asante’s Bibiani Gold Mine.
The Bennett Jones team is led by Ali Naushahi and includes Will Edwards, James Morand, Jessica Horwitz, Olivier Caron and Mitchell Dorbyk.
More information is available in Asante's news release.
