Court Approves Sale of Harte Gold to Subsidiary of Australian Miner

The owner of White River's gold mine is changing hands.

The Ontario Superior Court of Justice has approved the sale of Harte Gold to a numbered company that is a wholly-owned - but indirect - subsidiary of Australian miner Silver Lake Resources Limited, after a short "sale and investment solicitation process" ended with a brief auction between two bidders.

That deal includes $74.5-million US in credit, covering most of Harte's liabilities, including the amount Harte owes Silver Lake for past loans.

Toronto-based Harte filed for creditor protection in early December, amid a continued cash crunch, though it has continued operations at the Sugar Zone Mine in White River, which entered commercial production in 2019.