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Perseus Mining Buys 9.9% Stake in Aurum to Boost Côte d’Ivoire Gold Footprint

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  • Perseus Mining has invested A$23.69 million for a 9.9% stake in Aurum Resources, gaining exposure to the 3Moz Boundiali Gold Project in northern Côte d’Ivoire.
  • The Boundiali project’s proximity to Perseus’s Sissingué and Bagoé operations offers potential synergies, supporting the company’s strategy to fast-track regional value creation in West Africa.
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Perseus Mining Buys 9.9% Stake in Aurum to Boost Côte d’Ivoire Gold Footprint

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Perseus Mining ( (AU:PRU) ) has shared an announcement.

Perseus Mining has taken a 9.9% stake in Aurum Resources via participation in Aurum’s latest equity raising, investing A$23.69 million to gain exposure to the Boundiali Gold Project in northern Côte d’Ivoire. Aurum’s flagship Boundiali project hosts a 3.0 million ounce gold resource and lies immediately south and along strike of Perseus’s Sissingué mine, with some tenements directly adjacent to Perseus’s active Bagoé mining area.

Perseus’s management highlighted that Aurum has assembled a highly prospective, low-cost resource base whose strategic location creates potential operational synergies with Perseus’s existing infrastructure in the region. The move positions Perseus to fast-track value creation in this part of West Africa by aligning itself with a significant pre-development gold project that could complement and extend the life and scale of its current mining operations.

The most recent analyst rating on (AU:PRU) stock is a Hold with a A$5.00 price target. To see the full list of analyst forecasts on Perseus Mining stock, see the AU:PRU Stock Forecast page.

More about Perseus Mining

Perseus Mining Limited is a West Africa-focused gold producer listed on the ASX and TSX, operating the Sissingué gold mine in Côte d’Ivoire as part of a regional hub processing ore from nearby satellite deposits such as Fimbiasso and Bagoé. The company targets growth through regional synergies and resource expansion around its existing operations to enhance its long-term production profile and asset base.

YTD Price Performance: -14.58%

Average Trading Volume: 5,159,506

Technical Sentiment Signal: Buy

Current Market Cap: A$6.49B

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