Gold miner St Barbara says it has approached the board of Catalpa Resources with a merger proposal to form "a leading Australian mid-tier gold company" forecast to produce around 480,000 ounces of gold in fiscal 2012.

Gold miner St Barbara says it has approached the board of Catalpa Resources with a merger proposal to form "a leading Australian mid-tier gold company" forecast to produce around 480,000 ounces of gold in fiscal 2012.