Allied Gold falls amid attack in Mali on Saturday

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Allied Gold (AAUC [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/AAUC]), which is being acquired by China's Zijin Mining (ZIJMF [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/ZIJMF]) (ZIJMY [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/ZIJMY]), dropped 4% as Mali's defense minister was killed in a suicide attack by an al-Qaeda affiliate on Saturday.

Mali Defence Minister Sadio Camara was killed in an attack on his residence, according to media accounts.

Allied Gold (AAUC [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/AAUC]) operates a portfolio of three producing assets and development projects located in Côte d'Ivoire, Mali, and Ethiopia.

Zijin Mining (ZIJMF [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/ZIJMF]) (ZIJMY [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/ZIJMY]) agreed to buy Allied Gold (AAUC [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/AAUC]) for ~C$5.5B (US$4B) [https://seekingalpha.com/news/4542355-china-s-zijin-mining-to-buy-allied-gold-in-c-5_5b-deal] in cash in January.

MORE ON ALLIED GOLD CORPORATION, ZIJIN MINING GROUP COMPANY LIMITED

* Allied Gold Corporation (AAUC:CA) Shareholder/Analyst Call Prepared Remarks Transcript [https://seekingalpha.com/article/4887518-allied-gold-corporation-aauc-ca-shareholder-analyst-call-prepared-remarks-transcript]
* Allied Gold Acquired By Zijin Gold: Cashing Out At The Peak Or Selling Too Early? [https://seekingalpha.com/article/4864880-allied-gold-acquired-by-zijin-gold-cashing-out-at-the-peak-or-selling-too-early]
* Allied Gold shareholders approve Zijin takeover [https://seekingalpha.com/news/4571899-allied-gold-shareholders-approve-zijin-takeover]
* Allied Gold Non-GAAP EPS of $0.56, revenue of $209.27M [https://seekingalpha.com/news/4571084-allied-gold-non-gaap-eps-of-056-revenue-of-20927m]
* Historical earnings data for Allied Gold Corporation [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/AAUC:CA/earnings]