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Red Back Mining Inc. is an unhedged〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=european mining )〕 Vancouver based mineral resource company. Its focus is West Africa where it operates the Chirano Gold Project in Ghana and the Tasiast Gold Mine in Mauritania.〔 It has one division, Red Back Mining NL, based in Perth, Australia. While independent it was considered one of Canada's Largest gold companies with a market capitalization of $ 5.8 billion or 3/4 as much as the 10th largest gold mining company in the world however at the time its key mines hadn't yet reached full potential or critical mass.〔〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=600 million dollar private placement to kinross )〕 In May 2010, there was an announcement of a private placement in which one of the world's largest gold mining companies Kinross Gold will purchase 9.4% of Red Back's outstanding shares. When the deal is completed Kinross will be the company's largest shareholder next to Fidelity Management which currently owns 6%.〔〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Red Back Mining shares could rise on Kinross stake )〕 On August 3, 2010 an announcement was made by Kinross offering to merge Red Back into Kinross with Kinross paying $7.1 billion for all outstanding shares of Red Back. Current Red Back shareholders would own 37 percent of Kinross if the offer is accepted. The price offered was 15% above the current price of Red Back stock. According to Tye W. Burt, Kinross’s President, Red Back has reserves Kinross has the ability to develop.〔("In Canada, a Merger for Miners of Gold" ) Associated Press article reprinted by ''The New York Times'' August 2, 2010, accessed August 2, 2010〕 On September 15, 2010 two thirds of Kinross Gold's shareholders voted in favour of the USD 7.2 billion deal to acquire Red Back Mining (99% of Red Back's shareholders approved the deal). Despite opposition from an advisor to Kinross's Investors (and others who estimate the company is overpaying for Red Back based on reserves estimates), KGC plans to close the deal within days of the approval.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Kinross Gold Shareholders Approve $7.2 Billion Takeover of Red Back Mining )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Shareholders Approve Kinross Gold's Red Back Transaction )〕 The acquisition price voted on gives Red Back's shareholders 1.778 KGC commons shares. ==History== *In 2003 it was formed after a merger between Red Back Mining NL of Australia and Champion Resources Inc of Canada.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Mergers )〕 *Its flagship mine, Chirano began producing gold in 4th quarter of 2005 through its subsidiary Chirano Gold Mines Limited (CGML). *In August 2007 acquired the Tasiast gold mine from Lundin Mining Corporation for 225 million USD which opened on July 18, 2007.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Red Back closes purchase of tasiast gold mine )〕 *The Chirano mine produced 30,427 ounces of gold its first year and was scheduled to produce 123,000 ounces in each of the next 8.5 years.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=2005 minerals yearbook )〕 *2007 saw a 76% increase in gold production on a rising gold price; acquisitions; and higher probable reserve estimates for its key mines.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=#4 Red Back Mining )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=#4 strongest B.C. company )〕 *In 2009 it failed in its attempt to acquire Moto Goldmines whose key asset was a 70% stake in one of Africa's largest undeveloped gold deposits. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Red Back Mining」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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