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 consolidated entity utilized Yamana's financial resources and Santa Elina's development properties to initiate Chapada mine operations. It then merged with other TSX-listed companies such as RNC Gold, Desert Sun Mining, Viceroy Exploration, Northern Orion Resources, Meridian Gold, Osisko Mining, and Extorre Gold Mines, each of which had either an operational mine or a developmental project that could enter commercial production.