AGI adds key mine

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ALAMOS GOLD $8.74 (Toronto symbol AGI; TSINetwork Rating: Speculative) (604-681-2802; www.alamosgold.com; Shares outstanding: 266.3 million; Market cap: $2.6 billion; Dividend yield: 0.3%) owns the Mulatos, El Chanate and La Yaqui mines in Mexico, and the Young-Davidson mine in northern Ontario. The company has just agreed to acquire Richmont Mines (Toronto symbol RIC) for $929 million in Alamos shares. Richmont’s main asset is its 100,000-ounce-per-year Island Gold mine in northern Ontario. The site could hold as much as 1.7 million ounces of gold. A planned $28 million expansion would lift annual output by 25%. At the same time, Richmont plans to sell its Beaufor mine and the Camflo mill in Quebec to Monarques Gold (symbol MQR on the Toronto Venture Exchange). It will also contribute $2.0 million in cash to Monarques. After that, Richmont will hold 19.9% of Monarques’ outstanding shares. That stake is worth $11.5 million. Alamos Gold is a buy. —Pat McKeough, Editor Editor…