Endeavour Mining is a multinational
mining company
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* Adex Mining
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that owns and operates gold mines in
Côte d'Ivoire
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,
Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso (, ; , ff, 𞤄𞤵𞤪𞤳ðž¤ðž¤²ðž¤¢ 𞤊𞤢𞤧𞤮, italic=no) is a landlocked country in West Africa with an area of , bordered by Mali to the northwest, Niger to the northeast, Benin to the southeast, Togo and Ghana to the ...
and
Senegal
Senegal,; Wolof: ''Senegaal''; Pulaar: 𞤅𞤫𞤲𞤫𞤺𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤠(Senegaali); Arabic: السنغال ''As-Sinighal'') officially the Republic of Senegal,; Wolof: ''Réewum Senegaal''; Pulaar : 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤠ðž ...
. The company is headquartered in
London
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, England, and has
cross listed on the
London Stock Exchange
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in the United Kingdom, the
Toronto Stock Exchange
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in Canada and
Over-The-Counter
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in the United States. It is a constituent of the
FTSE 100 Index
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.
History
The company, which was established by a team led by Neil Woodyer as Endeavour Financial in 1988, diversified from mining finance to mining operations in the early 21st century.
It acquired Etruscan Resources (including the Agbaou mine in Côte d'Ivoire) in June 2010.
In June 2017 Endeavour announced it would purchase Avnel Gold Mining Limited for C$159 million. Avnel held an 80% interest in the Kalana Gold project in Mali, as well as exploration permits in the surrounding area.
Woodyer stood down as CEO and was replaced by Sébastien de Montessus in May 2016.
In July 2020 the company acquired
Semafo
SEMAFO Inc. was a Canadian-based mining company with gold production and exploration activities in West Africa until 2020 when it was acquired by Endeavour Mining. The name SEMAFO is an acronym for "Mining Exploration Society in West Africa". Its ...
for its Mana and Boungou gold mines in Burkina Faso.
In February 2021 the company acquired Teranga Gold Corporation for its Sabodala-Massawa gold mine in
Senegal
Senegal,; Wolof: ''Senegaal''; Pulaar: 𞤅𞤫𞤲𞤫𞤺𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤠(Senegaali); Arabic: السنغال ''As-Sinighal'') officially the Republic of Senegal,; Wolof: ''Réewum Senegaal''; Pulaar : 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤠ðž ...
, and it's Wahgnion gold mine in
Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso (, ; , ff, 𞤄𞤵𞤪𞤳ðž¤ðž¤²ðž¤¢ 𞤊𞤢𞤧𞤮, italic=no) is a landlocked country in West Africa with an area of , bordered by Mali to the northwest, Niger to the northeast, Benin to the southeast, Togo and Ghana to the ...
.
The company was subject to an
initial public offering
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on the
London Stock Exchange
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in June 2021.
References
Companies based in London
Companies listed on the London Stock Exchange
Companies listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange
Companies traded over-the-counter in the United States
Gold mining companies of the United Kingdom
Non-renewable resource companies established in 1988
1988 establishments in England
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