Phelps Dodge Corporation

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The biggest deal of the report period was WMC Resources’ US$87.5-million acquisition from South Africa’s Southern Mining of the world’s largest undeveloped titanium mineral-sands deposit: Corridor San…

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BHP Billiton, the world’s largest mining company, announced that its 2003 copper production target for the world’s largest copper mine, Escondida in Chile, is being set at 1.05 million tonnes, while a…

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Axmin — Craig Banfield appointed secretary.Cameco — Gerald Grandey appointed CEO.Cumberland — Kerry Curtis appointed interim president and CEO; Walter Segsworth appointed co-chairman.

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The biggest news of the period under review was Noril’sk Nickel’s move to acquire a majority interest in troubled U.S. palladium-platinum producer Stillwater Mining for a combination of cash and physi…

Vancouver — Looking to gain a foothold in Mexico’s Chihuahua state, Anglo American (AAUK-Q) has teamed with Western Copper Holdings (WTC-T) to explore 145 sq. km in the historic Almoloya zinc-lead-si…

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The biggest story over the period was the revelation that Phelps Dodge and Cabot are being jointly investigated by American and European antitrust authorities for alleged price-fixing in the carbon bl…