Phelps bid faces further scrutiny
Investment Canada has extended by 30 days its review of Phelps Dodge’s (PD-N) proposed acquisition of Inco (N-T, N-…
Phelps Dodge Corporation
Plot thickens in battle for Inco
Brazilian iron ore giant Companhia Vale do Rio Doce (CVRD) (RIO-N) has turned up the heat in the battle for control of Inco (N-T, N-N) with an all-cash bid of $86.00 per share….
Teck Cominco looks at bigger Australian footprint (August 20, 2006)
Kalgoorlie, Western Australia — There were a lot of people who thought Teck Cominco (TCK.B-T, TCK-N) chief executive Donald Lindsay should either be in New York or Toronto on Aug. 7. Instead, he was…
Mindoro stays the course in the Philippines
Vancouver — Philippines-focused metals explorer Mindoro Resources (MIO-V, MNODF-O) has undertaken an ambitious program of drill-testing on several prospects in its large portfolio of precious and bas…
Teck tosses the towel
Teck Cominco (TCK.A-T, TCK-N) has officially thrown in the towel in the fight for Inco (N-T, N-N) after failing to …
Constellation drills oxide copper at San Javier (August 14, 2006)
Vancouver — Initial core drilling by Constellation Copper (CCU-T, CCUDF-O) at its San Javier oxide copper project, in southern Sonora state, Mexico, returned an average thickness of 123 metres gradin…
Teck snaps Inco’s olive branch (August 14, 2006)
Teck Cominco (TCK.B-T, TCK-N) has politely declined Inco’s (N-T, N-N) invitation to the negotiating table, instead preferring to stick to its game plan and existing cash-and-share takeover bid for the…
CVRD joins Inco bidding war
The takeover battle for Inco (N-T, N-N) is heating up, with Brazil’s Companhia Vale do Rio Doce (CVRD) (RIO-N) emer…
Teck Cominco looks at bigger Australian footprint (August 10, 2006)
Kalgoorlie, Western Australia — There were a lot of people who thought Teck Cominco (TCK.B-T, TCK-N) chief executi…
Teck snaps Inco’s olive branch (August 08, 2006)
Teck Cominco (TCK.B-T, TCK-N) has politely declined Inco’s (N-T, N-N) invitation to the negotiating table, instead …
Teck ups bid for Inco
The widely anticipated bidding war for Inco (N-T, N-N) has begun, with Teck Cominco (TCK.B-T, TCK-N) boosting the cash portion of its bid just four days after the nickel miner failed in its attempt to…
Teck offers more cash, fewer shares for Inco
The widely anticipated bidding war for Inco (N-T, N-N) is afoot, with Teck Cominco (TCK.B-T, TCK-N) boosting the ca…