Great Canadian Mining Takeovers

Posted By: Northern Miner Staff July 23, 2007

(over $500M)

Target(Buyer)DateValue

Alcan*(Rio Tinto)2007US$38.1B

Falconbridge(Xstrata)2006US$24.1B

Inco(CVRD)2006US$19.4B

Placer Dome(Barrick Gold)2006US$9.47B

Aur Res.*(Teck Cominco)2007US$4.1B

Falconbridge(Noranda, Trelleborg)1990$2.9B

Dome Mines(Placer Development)1987$2.8B

Wheaton River Res.(Goldcorp)2005$2.74B

Franco-Nevada(Newmont Mining)2001US$2.42B

Hemlo Gold(Battle Mountain)1996US$2.1B

Rio Algom(Billiton)2000$1.7B

Dynatec(Sherritt International)2007US$1.6B

Cominco(Teck)2001$1.5B

Energy Metals(SXR Uranium One)2007$1.5B

Kidd Creek Mines(Falconbridge)1986$1.3B

Euro Nevada(Newmont Mining)2000US$1.2B

Rio Narcea Gold*(Lundin Mining)2007$993M

Falconbridge(Buyback of control)1988$980M

Peru Copper*(Aluminum Corp. of China)2007$840M

Cumberland Res.(Agnico-Eagle)2007$710M

Echo Bay(Kinross Gold)2002US$688M

Dia Met Mnrls(BHP Billiton)2002US$687M

TVX Gold(Kinross Gold)2002US$640M

Sutton Res.(Barrick Gold)1999US$619M

*Transaction incomplete at presstime.