Gold Fields has agreed to buy Canadian rival Yamana Gold in a $6.7bn (R103bn) all-share deal, creating a top-four global gold major and underlining the SA mining titan’s geographic diversification drive.

In a statement on Tuesday, the companies said Gold Fields will take full control of the Toronto-based miner in a share exchange at the ratio of 0.6 Gold Fields shares for every Yamana share, implying a $6.7bn value...

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