&lt;Whim Creek Consolidated NL> said theconsortium it is leading will pay 76.55 mln dlrs for the
acquisition of CRA Ltd's &lt;CRAA.S> &lt;Forrest Gold Pty Ltd> unit,
reported yesterday.
    CRA and Whim Creek did not disclose the price yesterday.
    Whim Creek will hold 44 pct of the consortium, while
&lt;Austwhim Resources NL> will hold 27 pct and &lt;Croesus Mining
NL> 29 pct, it said in a statement.
    As reported, Forrest Gold owns two mines in Western
Australia producing a combined 37,000 ounces of gold a year. It
also owns an undeveloped gold project.
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