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Kirkland Lake Gold Inc. was a Canadian gold mining company, based in Toronto, that owned and operated several gold mines in Canada and Australia.

History

The company was founded in 1988 as Goldpac Investments, and then operated as Brimstone Gold Corp. between 1994 and 1999, as a consulting and investment company in the gold mining industry. The company was renamed Foxpoint Resources Ltd. as it sought to acquire and develop its own gold mining property.

In 2001, the Vancouver-based Foxpoint Resources purchased several mining properties from the Kinross Gold around Kirkland Lake, Ontario. The $5 million purchase included several former mines: Macassa Mine, Lakeshore Mine, Wright Hargreaves and Teck Hughes. The company renamed itself again as Kirkland Lake Gold and re-commissioned the underground Macassa Mine. As it continued new exploration, it was able to begin extracting gold from the mine in 2003.

Kirkland Lake Gold focused on developing its Macassa mine until 2015 when it acquired St. Andrew Goldfields with its three mines (named the Holt Complex) about 100 km from Kirkland Lake, in an all-stock deal worth $178 million.

In 2016, pressure from activist shareholders seeking more aggressive expansion led to changes in management to expand the company's holdings. Later that year, the company acquired Vancouver-based Newmarket Gold Inc., which owned the Cosmo mine in the Northern Territory and the Fosterville and Stawell Gold Mines in Victoria, Australia, for $1.01-billion in stock. Kirkland Lake Gold listed stocks on the Australian Securities Exchange effective November 30, 2017.

On the Toronto Stock Exchange, Kirkland Lake Gold was promoted to the S&P/TSX 60 index effective September 23, 2019. Within a few months, the company acquired Detour Gold in a $4.9-billion purchase.

In February 2022, Kirkland Lake Gold merged with Agnico Eagle Mines Limited in an all-stock deal with Kirkland's stocks being delisted.

Carbon footprint

See also

• Largest gold companies
• Abitibi gold belt

References

1. Owen, Rick (February 18, 2002). "Lots of potential: Foxpoint geologist feels high-grade discoveries are still possible". Northern Daily News. Cobalt, Ontario. p. 1.
2. Wilkinson, Jeff (September 5, 2001). "B.C. company to re-open Macassa mine". Daily Press. Timmins, Ontario. p. 2.
3. Owen, Rick (January 8, 2003). "Kirkland Lake company pulls first gold from mine". Sudbury Star. Sudbury, Ontario. p. A2.
4. "Kirkland Lake boosts Ontario estimates". The Globe and Mail. August 19, 2003. p. B7.
5. Owen, Rick (November 18, 2015). "KL Gold buys St. Andrew; Deal creates multi-asset Ontario-focused gold producer". Northern News. Kirkland Lake, Ontario. p. 1.
6. "Kirkland Lake Gold ties the knot with St. Andrew Goldfields". Northern Ontario Business. March 31, 2016. Retrieved February 28, 2020.
7. Critchley, Barry (June 15, 2016). "Intrigue at Kirkland Lake". National Post. p. FP2.
8. McGugan, Ian (September 30, 2016). "Gold miners Kirkland Lake, Newmarket to merge". The Globe and Mail. p. B2.
9. Sherratt, Brad (December 6, 2017). "KL Gold to be listed on Australian Exchange". Northern News. Kirkland Lake, Ontario. p. 3.
10. Milstead, David (September 10, 2019). "TSX 60 to gain gold miner, lose energy player". The Globe and Mail. p. B9.
11. McGee, Niall (January 29, 2020). "Kirkland Lake's Detour takeover approved". The Globe and Mail. p. B6.
12. "Agnico Eagle and Kirkland Lake Gold seal the deal". Northern Ontario Business. February 9, 2022.
13. "Kirkland Lake Gold's Sustainability Report for 2019Q4" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on December 4, 2020. Alt URL
14. "Kirkland Lake Gold's Sustainability Report for 2019Q4" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on December 4, 2020. Alt URL
15. "Kirkland Lake Gold's Sustainability Report for 2020Q4" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on May 7, 2021. Alt URL

• 2022 mergers and acquisitions
• Companies based in Toronto
• Companies formerly listed on the Australian Securities Exchange
• Companies formerly listed on the New York Stock Exchange
• Companies formerly listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange
• Gold mining companies of Canada