1About Yamana Gold Inc Yamana Gold Inc. is a precious metals producer.
2Yamana acquired Agua Rica when it took over Northern Orion Resources in 2007.
3He did not say if Yamana would consider raising its bid.
4Approval by Yamana and Agnico Eagle shareholders is not required.
5Yamana Gold's Toronto-listed shares are up 50% so far this year.
6Yamana also raised its quarterly dividend by 18 percent.
7Eldorado Gold spoke with top shareholders around November and Yamana Gold began such talks last year.
8Yamana Gold Inc is expected to report weaker fourth-quarter earnings on the back of lower metal prices.
9The Yamana and Agnico-Eagle offer for Osisko is the gold sector's biggest in more than a year.
10Apart from the El Corpus mine owned by Mayan Gold, mid-tier Toronto miner Yamana Gold operates another mine.
11Yamana said in December that it would explore a potential sale of Brio, along with other options, in 2015.
12A Yamana spokesman declined to comment, and Goldcorp and Agnico did not immediately respond to requests for a statement.
13Separately, Yamana raised its quarterly dividend by 18 percent to 6.5 cents a share.
14Canadian companies Yamana Gold and Wheaton Precious Metals have both signalled their intention to add a London listing this year.
15For Peter Marrone, chief executive at Yamana Gold, more consolidation will likely occur as stock valuations at larger companies improve.
16Some analysts though were skeptical about Yamana effectively paying a premium without gaining a controlling interest in the asset itself.