Franco-Nevada (FNV.TO) intends to pursue its own legal remedies following a court decision in Burkina Faso purporting to nullify the stream agreement related to the Karma gold mine, the company said late on Tuesday.
The stream agreement is governed by Ontario law. Franco-Nevada believes the Burkina Faso judgment is not valid and is seeking to have the judgment vacated.
Franco-Nevada is pursuing legal remedies in Ontario and elsewhere in accordance with the dispute resolution provisions in the agreement against Riverstone Karma SA, its parent Nere Mining SA and other relevant affiliates.
According to Riverstone Karma, the Commercial Court of Ouagadougou nullified the gold purchase agreement, ordering the payment of about US$9.3 million to Riverstone Karma.
Riverstone Karma operates the Karma mine, an open-pit gold mine located in northern Burkina Faso.