Kirkland Lake Gold out to acquire St. Andrew Goldfields.

Kirkland Lake Gold is seeking to expand its regional presence with an offer to acquire its northeastern Ontario neighbour, St. Andrew Goldfields, in a proposed all-share $178-million deal.

The mid-tier gold miner announced Nov. 16 that it has entered into a binding definitive agreement to acquire all of St. Andrew's outstanding common shares.

The proposed deal would see existing Kirkland Lake and St Andrew shareholders owning approximately 71 per cent and 29 per cent of the combined company, respectively.

The merged company would boast a stable of four mines and two mills in the prolific Abitibi greenstone belt between Timmins and Kirkland Lake, with potential production next year of between 260,000 and 310,000 ounces.

Both companies have a large expanse of exploration properties with significant upside.

Kirkland Lake Gold's camp includes the Macassa complex, which produces more than 150,000 ounces annually, and plans over the next three years to surpass 180,000 ounces as exploration projects are entered into the production stream.

St. Andrew has gold mining operations in the Timmins mining district with its...

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