Victoria Gold’s (CN:VIT) timing could be perfect. With gold-mining majors struggling to replace ounces through their internal exploration efforts, commentators are increasingly of the opinion that the market is entering a new phase of merger and acquisition activity. Victoria expects to be near the top of that list as few companies have a fully-permitted, shovel-ready gold project in a stable jurisdiction that will produce about 200,000 ounces of gold a year. And exploration at its Dublin Gulch property in Yukon, Canada continues to increase its scale potential to boot.