The shareholders of Avion Gold have accepted the share exchange offer from Endeavour Mining whereby Avion Gold shareholders will receive 0.365 shares of Endeavour Mining for each share held. Avion Gold will be removed from the S&P/TSX Global Mining and Global Gold Indices effective after the close of Monday, October 22, 2012. At the same time, the [...]
Avion Gold reports that Endeavour Mining, through its wholly-owned subsidiary Endeavour Gold, has acquired 100% of the issued and outstanding common shares of Avion Gold, pursuant to the completion of a court approved plan of arrangement, the details of which are disclosed in the Management Information Circular of Avion dated September 12, 2012 [...]
Avion Gold reports that shareholders voted overwhelmingly in support of the proposed arrangement agreement between Avion and Endeavour Mining at today's special shareholders' meeting. Avion required 66 2/3 of all votes to be in support for the transaction to proceed. Voting results were as follows: Votes cast by common shareholders included [...]
Avion Gold is pleased to announce record third quarter 2012 production of approximately 32,137 ounces of gold from its Tabakoto operation in Mali, West Africa. The Company's production has increased in each quarter this year, and has set three consecutive records for the amount of gold produced in one quarter. Year to date gold production is now [...]
Avion Gold is pleased to announce today that Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) and Glass Lewis & Co., two leading independent proxy advisory firms, have recommended that shareholders of Avion vote in favour of the proposed acquisition of Avion by Endeavour Mining. Endorsing the plan of arrangement that will give effect to the transaction [...]
Avion Gold Corporation today announces its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2012. All amounts are in United States dollars unless otherwise indicated. Avion plans to host a conference call on August 15th at 10:30 AM (ET). To participate in the call please dial:
Avion is pleased to announce results for an additional 26 holes totaling 5,680 metres, drilled in 2012 in the Vindaloo zone area, Hounde Project, Burkina Faso. These released holes were predominantly designed to add to the known mineralization, as compared to in-fill drilling of current resources. They represent testing of the Vindaloo trend for a [...]
Avion Gold is pleased to announce today that it has entered into a definitive arrangement agreement with Endeavour Mining, pursuant to which Endeavour has agreed to acquire all of the issued and outstanding common shares of Avion by way of a statutory plan of arrangement under the Business Corporations Act. Under the terms of the Arrangement [...]
Avion is pleased to announce record second quarter 2012 production of approximately 28,637 ounces of gold from its Tabakoto operation in Mali, West Africa. The Company has now set two consecutive quarterly records for the amount of gold produced in one quarter with year to date gold production of 54,894 ounces after refinery adjustments. Avion is [...]
Avion Gold is pleased to announce that is has increased its production guidance to between 95,000 and 102,000 ounces of gold for 2012. The mill has delivered solid performance and the underground mining at Tabakoto has been a strong contributor with better than expected grades and recoveries and lower than planned dilution.
Avion announced today that, at its annual shareholders' meeting the shareholders voted overwhelmingly in support of the management nominees to the Board. Accordingly, James Coleman QC, John Begeman, Bruce Humphrey, Lewis MacKenzie, Pierre Pettigrew PC, John Vettese and Bernard Wilson have been elected as members of the Board of Directors to [...]
Avion Gold is pleased to announce results for an additional 33 holes drilled in 2012 in the Vindaloo zone area, Hounde Project, Burkina Faso. These holes predominantly tested the central part of the Vindaloo zone where Avion has defined Indicated mineral resources of 13.41 million tonnes at 2.07 g/t Au totaling 893,000 ounces of gold and Inferred [...]
