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Today on The Mining Insider: Regis Resources and Vault Minerals announced a 100% all-scrip merger creating a combined company with a pro forma market cap of approximately A$10.7 billion (US$7.67 billion) — Australia's third-largest primary ASX-listed gold producer. The merged group will produce over 700,000 ounces per year from five Western Australian assets, entering life debt-free with A$1.9 billion in cash and projected annual free cash flow of A$1.7 billion. CEO Jim Beyer of Regis will lead the combined company; deal completion is targeted August-September 2026. Separately, Sibanye-Stillwater reported two employees killed on Sunday during a routine inspection of the Kloof 8 shaft in South Africa — a platform carrying the workers detached from the main winder conveyance and plunged uncontrolled down the shaft. The Kloof complex contributes approximately 14% of Sibanye's gold output. Shares fell 2.6%. And Barrick Mining's flagship Reko Diq copper-gold project in Pakistan's Balochistan province is under board-level capital allocation review following the Baloch Liberation Army's January 2026 coordinated attacks across nine districts. Barrick CEO Mark Bristow confirmed the review. Barrick has committed $7 billion to the project; the U.S. Export-Import Bank has committed $1.25 billion as part of Washington's strategy to build copper supply chains outside China. Stories Covered: - Regis Resources + Vault Minerals: A$10.7B merger, 700,000+ oz gold/year, debt-free, A$1.9B cash, completion August-September 2026 - Sibanye-Stillwater Kloof 8 fatalities: Two workers killed in shaft platform accident, operations halted, 14% of gold output suspended, shares -2.6% - Barrick Reko Diq capital review: BLA Balochistan attacks, Barrick $7B commitment under board review, US Exim Bank $1.25B at stake Commodities: Gold, copper Jurisdictions: Australia (Western Australia), South Africa, Pakistan (Balochistan), Canada, United States