June 18 (Reuters) - Gold miner Acacia Mining Plc ACAA.L said on Tuesday that it agreed to extend the deadline for Canadian miner Barrick Gold Corp ABX.TO to make a firm offer for the company.
Acacia, majority-owned by Barrick, said that the last date to make a firm offer or walk away from making one has been extended on Barrick's request to July 9. The original deadline expires on Tuesday. month, Barrick had proposed to acquire the remaining Acacia shares, valuing Acacia at $787 million and total consideration to the minority shareholders of Acacia of $285 million.