Harmony Gold has been selected as the preferred bidder for Pamodzi Gold’s Free State operations, the joint provisional liquidators said on Friday.
This was subject to formal approval from the major secured creditor, the Industrial Development Corporation and the major trade unions.
It was also subject to the signing of the relevant agreements and fulfilment of all conditions, the joint liquidators said in a statement.
”We also take this opportunity to thank Harmony Gold for the professional manner, in which it negotiated with the joint provisional liquidators”, Enver Motala of SBT Trust, one of the provisional liquidators, said.
Pamodzi’s Free State operations offer synergies with Harmony Gold’s existing operations in the area.
Virgil Mining as well as an unnamed miner were also keen to purchase Pamodzi’s Free State assets.
However, these parties did not fulfil all the conditions required by the joint provisional liquidators. — Sapa