Xstrata brings the green (May 29, 2006)
Surprising few, Xstrata (XSRAF-O, XTA-L) has launched a $16.1-billion, all-cash bid for the 80.2% stake in Falconbridge (FAL.LV-T, FAL-N) it doesn’t already own….
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EKATI snubs union’s proposal
EKATI Diamond Mine says the latest offer from the union doesn’t meet the “flexibility requirements” it needs to ope…
Xstrata brings the green (May 17, 2006)
Surprising few, Xstrata (XSRAF-O, XTA-L) has launched a $16.1-billion, all-cash bid for the 80.2% stake in Falconbr…
Xstrata takes Tintaya
Swiss-based miner Xstrata (XSRAF-O, XTA-L) has agreed to buy the Tintaya copper mine in central Peru from Anglo-Aus…
‘Business as usual’ at Ekati
Three weeks into its first-ever strike, BHP Billiton’s (BHP-N) 7-year-old Ekati diamond mine, about 300 km northeast of Yellowknife, N.W.T., appears to be holding up just fine….
Ivanhoe swaps coal assets for bigger stake in Asia Gold
Vancouver – In a related party transaction, Ivanhoe Mines (IVN-T, IVN-N) has agreed to vend its coal division into…
Chile’s parched miners feeling the heat
Santiago, Chile — Water has always been an issue for mining companies operating in the world’s driest desert, the Atacama, in northern Chile. But now the industry fears that a tougher stance from the…
SouthernEra Diamonds poised for a comeback
It’s been a while since SouthernEra Diamonds’ (SDM-T, SDMFF-O) share price touched $20 — eight-and-a-half years, to be exact. Since then, its shares have fallen on hard times; in the last year, the h…
Xstrata posts Las Bambas resource (March 20, 2006)
Drilling through to year-end at the Las Bambas copper-molybdenum deposit in Peru has allowed Xstrata (XSRAF-O, XTA-L) to calculate a resource….
Tethyan tussle heats up (March 09, 2006)
The board of Aussie takeover target Tethyan Copper (TYCFF-O, TYC-A) is stepping back from earlier advice and urging…
Xstrata posts Las Bambas resource (March 01, 2006)
Drilling through to year-end at the Las Bambas copper-molybdenum deposit in Peru has allowed Xstrata (XSRAF-O, XTA-…
Tethyan finds buyers in Antofagasta, Barrick
The board of Australian explorer