July 14 (Reuters) – Genesis Minerals has agreed to acquire its smaller peer Vault Minerals in a deal that would create an Australian gold producer with a market capitalisation of around A$12.6 billion ($8.71 billion), the companies said in a joint statement on Tuesday.
The bid, announced last week, values Vault at about A$5.6 billion.
($1 = 1.4459 Australian dollars)
(Reporting by Nikita Maria Jino in Bengaluru; Editing by Tasim Zahid)
