Researchers at the University of Glasgow have found a way to use gold particles to measure the maturity of whisky, which could help distillers with one of the key challenges in the production process.

Sailingstone Capital Partners, which has a 2.2% stake in the Canadian miner, will vote against the takeover in meeting next month.

Valentine is considered the largest undeveloped gold project in Atlantic Canada.

Centamin said the solar plant at its flagship gold mine will be commissioned this quarter.

It now expects full-year gold production to be at the low end of the 4.2 million-4.6 million ounces range it forecast earlier.