SSR Mining buys Roxmore Resources in $464M all-cash gold play
What's the deal? SSR MiningDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom → has agreed to acquire all shares of Roxmore ResourcesDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom → in an all-cash transaction valued at roughly $464 million. Roxmore shareholders will receive US$4.95 per share, plus stock in a newly created exploration company, SpinCoDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →, that retains three of Roxmore's other projects.
Why Roxmore? The prize is the Converse Gold Project, which sits six kilometers west of SSR Mining's Marigold Complex in Nevada. Developing Converse alongside Marigold could deliver more than $200 million in life-of-mine synergies versus building it standalone.
Roxmore's 2026 resource estimate put Converse at 2.2 million ounces of indicated gold and 3.0 million ounces of inferred gold.
What's the endgame? SSR Mining envisions Converse adding 150,000 to 170,000 ounces of annual gold production over a 10-plus-year mine life, with initial output targeted for 2033. Once in production, the company's US platform is expected to exceed 450,000 ounces annually at peak and average 350,000 to 400,000 ounces between 2033 and 2042.
The terms: The cash offer represents a 27% premium to Roxmore's October 9, 2026 close and a 47% premium to its 20-day volume-weighted average price. SpinCo will hold Roxmore's Rattlesnake Hills, Shabu River, and Newton properties, funded with $10 million in cash and owned 85.01% by former Roxmore shareholders and 14.99% by SSR Mining.
SSR Mining will fund the purchase from its existing balance sheet, with no material capital spend expected until the early 2030s. Construction of Converse is estimated to cost $800 million to $900 million.
The signal: The deal reinforces SSR Mining's push for low-capital-intensity growth in its core jurisdictions, building on its position as the third largest gold producer in the US. Bolting a neighbouring deposit onto an existing complex — rather than developing it alone — is a familiar consolidation play as miners chase scale and cost savings in established districts.
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