Yamana Gold Announces the Acquisition of Desert Sun Mining
DSM shareholders will receive 0.6 of a Yamana common share for each DSM common share held. Based on the 5-Day weighted average of Yamana's share price, the transaction price is C$5.47 per DSM common share, representing a premium of 21.1% over the 5-Day weighted average price of DSM's common shares
The transaction results in Yamana becoming a leading intermediate gold producer with the following profile:
- Estimated annualized gold production of 450,000 ounces in 2006 increasing to 700,000 ounces in 2007 and to more than 800,000 ounces in 2008 from operating mines and mines under construction (includes expansion plan for Jacobina Mine proposed by Desert Sun and excludes near development stage projects held by Yamana)
- Total resource base of approximately 11.6 million ounces of measured and indicated resources plus inferred resources of approximately 6.1 million ounces
- Proven and probable reserves of approximately 7.6 million gold ounces (included in above measured and indicated resource total above)
- Proven and probable copper reserves of approximately 2.3 billion pounds
- Cash costs projected at US$270 per ounce of gold in 2006, with US$125 and US$115 per ounce of gold projected for 2007 and 2008, respectively
- One of the largest Brazilian exploration land holdings with a significant presence in three major gold belts