Randgold cited as possible suitor for Iamgold

Dec 13, 2004 | 07:40 AM |

Randgold Resources Ltd. is the latest possible suitor for Canadian miner Iamgold Corp., but prospects for a marriage appear remote.

Iamgold's search for a partner has been complicated after shareholders of South African miner Gold Fields Ltd. last week rejected a proposed merger with the Toronto-based miner, possibly paving the way for a hostile bid for Gold Fields from fellow South African miner Harmony Gold Mining Co. Ltd.....





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