Barrick Gold Sells Cowal Mine to Evolution Mining for $550 Million -- Update 

Barrick Gold Corp. said it will sell an Australian gold operation to local miner Evolution Mining Ltd. for US$550 million, one of several planned sales aimed at helping the miner reduce billions of dollars in debt. (published 0255 GMT)

 
 
Independence Group to Buy Sirius Resources for $1.4 Billion -- Update 

A mining company that traces its roots to one man's hunt for wreckage from a NASA space station in the Outback has become the focus of one of Australia's biggest resources deals so far this year. (published 0251 GMT)

 
 
Evolution to Buy Barrick's Cowal Gold Mine in Australia for US$550M 

Australian gold miner Evolution Mining Ltd. will buy Barrick Gold Corp.'s Cowal gold mine in New South Wales state for US$550 million, the companies said Monday. (published 2359 GMT Sunday)