Battle for control of Lily mine heads to court again
Another court battle is looming in the drawn-out business rescue process of Mpumalanga’s Lily and Barbrook gold mines after business rescue practitioner, Rob Devereux, was accused of doing a “180-degree turn” on publishing plans in favour of a company that has been waiting on the wings to buy the mines. Arqomanzi appeared likely to acquire the mines from Australian company, Vantage Goldfields (VGO), after making a R250 million offer to Devereux, and becoming the major independent creditor of VGO’s subsidiary, Vantage Goldfields SA (VGSA), after convincing Standard Bank to cede VGSA’...