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WESTONARIA, South Africa, July 28 (Reuters) - South Africa's Sibanye Gold SGLJ.J does not intend to make make an offer for the assets of Barrick Gold's ABX.TO African unit Acacia Mining ACAA.L , it said on Thursday.
Hours after its chief executive told Reuters that Sibanye might have been interested, the company said in a brief statement: "Sibanye confirms that it was considering a possible offer for Acacia, but confirms it is no longer actively considering an offer."
Barrick Gold, the world's largest gold producer, is weighing a sale of its majority stake in Acacia and has approached several South African miners, sources familiar with the situation told Reuters this week. owns 64 percent of Acacia, a London-listed miner with three producing gold mines in Tanzania: Bulyanhulu, Buzwagi and North Mara. Much of the remainder of Acacia is widely held.
Acacia also has exploration projects in Tanzania and other parts of Africa.
Shares in Acacia were up 5 percent at 602.5 pence at 1049 GMT on the London Stock Exchange.