User:Geomatters/Avion Gold Corporation
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| Company type | Public (TSX: AVR) |
|---|---|
| Industry | Mining |
| Founded | 2007 |
| Headquarters | Toronto, Ontario |
Key people | Stan Bharti, Chairman John Begeman, President and CEO Greg Duras, CFO Andrew Bradfield, COO [1] |
| Products | Gold |
| Website | www.aviongoldcorp.com |
Avion Gold Corporation (TSX: AVR), formerly Avion Resources[2] is a publicly traded, Toronto based, gold exploration and mining company, focused primarily in West Africa[3]. Avion's primary assets are the Tabakoto and Segala properties in the Republic of Mali. Being a junior mining and exploration company, Avion's operating income depends partly on trading of equities and shares on the stock market.
Ownership
[edit]Significant portions of Avion stock are held by several large public and private investment banks, including Forbes Manhattan.
Operations
[edit]Mali
[edit]In 2008, Avion Gold Corp (at that time Avion Resources) purchased the Tabakoto and Segala properties from Nevsun Resources at a price of US$ 20 million. Nevsun had previously operated the Tabakoto mine from
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Category:Mining companies of Canada
Category:Mining in Africa
Category:Mining in Mali
Category:Gold Mining Companies of Canada