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Sibanye not interested in biddingNewmont Corporation laid down a best and final offer for Australia's Newcrest Mining Ltd on Tuesday at A$29.4 billion (R360 billion) to close a deal that would extend Newmont's lead as the world's biggest gold producer.If successful, the deal would lift Newmont's gold output to nearly double its nearest rival Barrick Gold Corp. The merger is set to be the third-largest deal ever involving an Australian company and the third-largest globally in 2023, according to data from Refinitiv and Reuters calculations.Newcrest said on Tuesday it had given US-based Newmont access to its books following the sweetened all-share bid that has received some support from shareholders."I think this offer strikes a better balance. We are positively disposed to the Newcrest-Newmont merger and would intend to remain a shareholder of the combined entity were a transaction to proceed," said Simon Mahwinney, chief investment officer at Newcrest's top shareholder Allan Gray Australia.Under the revised offer, Newcrest shareholders would receive 0.400 Newmont share for each share held, with an implied value of A$32.87 a share, up from a previous exchange ratio of 0.380 that Newcrest's board unanimously rejected in February."This transaction would strengthen our position as the world’s leading gold company by joining two of the sector's top senior gold producers and setting the new standard in safe, profitable and responsible mining," Newmont CEO Tom Palmer said in a statement.-Fin24

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