Maybe not to be: NAP exits stage left at Shakespeare
North American Palladium (PDL-T), through its subsidiary, Lac des Iles Mines, has walked away from option agreement…
Falconbridge Limited
Blackstone cuts wide nickel intercept in southern Norway
Vancouver – Drilling by Blackstone Ventures (BLV-V, BLVKF-O) and joint venture partner Sulfidmalm, a wholly owned s…
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…
Falconbridge concedes
The end of a yearlong quest is finally in plain sight for Xstrata (XSRAF-O, XTA-L), with Falconbridge’s (FAL-T, FAL…
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…
Falconbridge sticks with Inco
Canada’s long-running takeover soap opera seems to be finally drawing to an end, and it looks like the Swiss-born interloper will succeed in spoiling the nuptials with shares in Falconbridge (FAL-T, F…
The First Nickel breakup
A month after hostilities broke out, the dust has finally settled in the boardroom of Sudbury, Ont.-focused junior First Nickel (FNI-T), leaving a few members on the outside looking in, including form…
Eramet prez speaks out
I refer to the editorial in your issue of June 23-29, 2006 (“Eramet still hankering after Koniambo”)….
Inco throws in the towel, Voisey’s struck by strike
Having failed to acquire a controlling stake by midnight (Vancouver time) on July 28, Inco (N-T, N-N) has decided t…
Falco fight heats up as end nears
With the deadline for Inco’s (N-T, N-N) bid for Falconbridge (FAL-T, FAL-N) just hours away, Xstrata (XSRAF-O, XTA-…
Phelps’ bid gets Canadian nod, hedge hurts earnings
The Canadian Competition Bureau has granted an advanced ruling certificate unconditionally clearing Phelps Dodge’ (…