Great fit for Kirkland, and investors

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KIRKLAND LAKE GOLD $55 is a buy. The stock (Toronto symbol KL; Resources sector; Shares outstanding: 210.2 million; Market cap: $11.6 billion; Dividend yield: 0.6%; Takeover Target Rating: Low; www.cvshealth.com) exposes you to two main mines—the Macassa mine in Northern Ontario and the Fosterville mine in Australia. The company is on track to produce as much as one million ounces of gold this year. To boost long-term returns for investors, Kirkland has made a friendly all-stock $4.9 billion bid to buy Detour Gold (Toronto symbol DGC). That gold producer owns 100% of the Detour Lake open-pit gold mine in Northern Ontario. The mine should produce 600,000 ounces this year. Kirkland’s mines have some of the lowest costs in the industry, but their expansion prospects are limited. Detour has some of the highest costs, and would benefit substantially from Kirkland’s mining expertise. We see Detour as a great fit for Kirkland—and its shareholders. shareholders…