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Avion Gold Corporation (tsx: AVR), formerly Avion Resources is a publicly traded, Toronto based, gold exploration and mining company, focused primarily in West Africa. Avion's primary assets are the Tabakoto and Segala properties in the Republic of Mali. Being a junior mining and exploration company, Avion's operating income depends partly on trading of equities and shares on the stock market.

Ownership
Significant portions of Avion stock are held by several large public and private investment banks, including Forbes Manhattan.

Mali
In 2008, Avion Gold Corp (at that time Avion Resources) purchased the Tabakoto and Segala properties from Nevsun Resources at a price of US$ 20 million. Nevsun had previously operated the Tabakoto mine from