Sherritt International Corporation

Sherritt’s Ambatovy Nears Completion

Political unrest in Madagascar has had no impact on Sherritt International’s (S-T, SHERF-O) massive Ambatovy nickel project in the troubled island nation. Construction is past the halfway mark and the…



Diversification boosts Teck Cominco (April 28, 2003)

Vancouver — An improved operating performance at the Trail smelter in British Columbia, combined with an 18% jump in the price of bullion, propelled the world’s largest zinc producer to a profit in t…


Two upstarts challenge the coal giants

Last year’s deals between Fording Coal, Sherritt International (s-t), the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan, and Teck Cominco (tek-t) neatly divided the world of Canadian coal production; thermal coal as…


Luscar pulls plug at Obed

A flood of thermal coal on international markets has squeezed prices and forced Luscar to suspend production at its Obed Mountain mine, 30 km west of Hinton, Alta.The operation’s 110 employees will be…


Shareholders approve Fording plan (March 03, 2003)

The plan of arrangement under which coal producer Fording (FDG-T) would be converted into an income trust has received shareholder approval at a special meeting in Calgary, allowing Fording to combine…


Fording battle ends in peace (January 20, 2003)

The heated battle for Calgary-based coal miner Fording (FDG-T) has ended with a truce that would see rival bidders combine their respective metallurgical coal assets under the banner Fording Canadian …


Sherritt sweetens Fording offer

Looking to deliver a deathblow in the bidding war for Calgary-based coal producer Fording (FDG-T), the Sherritt Coal Partnership II has boosted the cash component of its $35-per-share bid.The partners…


Gold shines as Iraqi stalemate continues

Profit-takers outnumbered investors over the Dec. 4-11 report period, causing the Toronto Stock Exchange composite index to lose 43.41 points. The index finished the week at 6,597.20.Gold, buoyed by n…


Fording courts suitors to thwart Sherritt takeover

The Toronto Stock Exchange Composite Index slipped 70.37 points to end the Nov. 6-12 report period at 6,329.27.The TSE’s gold index was up 5.39 points, partly on the back of a US$5.70-gain in the pric…


Anaconda writedown sinks Sherritt

A $29.8-milllion writedown on its investment in troubled Aussie laterite nickel miner Anaconda Nickel sent Sherritt International (S-T) $1.1 million into the red during the three months ended Sept. 30…


Sherritt, Ontario Teachers put Fording on notice

Fording, Canada’s largest producer of export coal, took centre-stage in the Oct. 16-22 report period, becoming the latest takeover target of Sherritt International and the Ontario Teacher’s Pension Pl…


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