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US govt shutdown to delay Americas Silver-Pershing deal

Canadian miner Americas Silver (TSX:USA) expects the ongoing US government shutdown impasse to potentially delay closing of the company’s acquisition of Pershing Gold (Nasdaq:PGLC).

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Americas Silver's acquisition of Pershing Gold and its Florida Canyon mine might be delayed by the ongoing US government shutdown

Americas Silver's acquisition of Pershing Gold and its Florida Canyon mine might be delayed by the ongoing US government shutdown

The US government entered the third shutdown of 2018 on December 22 over President Donald Trump's demand for funding for the controversial border wall separating Mexico from the US. One of the conditions...

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