The combined company was able to use Yamana's access to capital with Santa Elina development properties to bring the Chapada mine into production. From there the company combined with other TSX-listed companies RNC Gold, Desert Sun Mining, Viceroy  Exploration, Northern Orion Resources, Meridian Gold, Osisko Mining and Extorre Gold Mines which each contributed either a producing mine or a development project that was able to come into commercial production.
The newly formed company leveraged Yamana's access to capital and Santa Elina's development assets to start producing at the Chapada mine. It then integrated with other TSX-listed companies like RNC Gold, Desert Sun Mining, Viceroy Exploration, Northern Orion Resources, Meridian Gold, Osisko Mining, and Extorre Gold Mines, each of which had either a functioning mine or an ongoing development project ready for commercial production.