Either the heat has come out of the ASX listing rules debate, and the way companies can issue bucket loads of shares for acquisitions before the ASX has had the chance to formally propose and implement its big changes, or gold M&A is in a class of its own.Regis Resources, a $5 billion gold miner expected to produce 371,000 ounces this financial year, has a deal to acquire rival Vault Minerals and create the ASX’s third-largest Australia-based gold miner.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Fetching latest articles