New Gold Inc., a small Canadian gold producer, will acquire two peers for a combined $1.37-billion in a deal which allows the companies to take advantage of hot gold prices, the three miners said on Monday. Under the deal, shareholders of Metallica Resources Inc. would receive 0.9 common shares of New Gold for each common share, while shareholders of Peak Gold would receive 0.1 common share of New Gold for each share.

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