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China Gold Is Hunting for Deals Worth as Much as $2 Billion

  • Overseas arm of state-owned company wants more pipeline: Xie
  • Company ‘aggressively’ looks for acquisition opportunities
Operations at Gold Fields Ltd.'s St Ives Gold Mine
Photographer: Carla Gottgens/Bloomberg
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China Gold International Resources Corp., the overseas arm of state-owned China National Gold Group, is on the hunt for acquisitions to replenish its pipeline as deal-making in the sector heats up thanks to a jump in the metal’s price.

“We need more pipeline, especially in gold production,” Jerry Xie, executive vice president, said in an interview on the sidelines of the Denver Gold Forum on Monday. “We’re currently looking for acquisition opportunities quite aggressively. We’re doing this on behalf of our parent company, not just for ourselves.”