Do you really think Randgold and Mali can't discuss with each other due to the fact that offices are closed now ? That's weird...
And yes: Randgold will think about doing a deal with BGS right now !
Bristow's lawyers want to reduce the tax debt. Therefore they will present the future contribution of Randgold for the country in rosy figures. A future contribution with further 400k+x oz production looks definitely better.
It could well be that this open tax issue was the reason for the Morila deadlock in the past.
Now Randgold and Mali have to find a deal asap. And a deal with a extension of Morila lifetime will be a better deal - for Randgold and for the state of Mali.
BGS Price at posting:
36.0¢ Sentiment: Buy Disclosure: Held