Falconbridge Limited
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Top 10 most important mine builders in Canadian history
As Canada celebrates the 150th anniversary of the signing of Confederation this year, it is a great time to remember the enormous contributions the mineral sector has made to our past and highlight the Top 10 Mining Men in…
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ZINC DEVELOPMENT – Perseverance project gets green light
QUEBEC – Toronto-based FALCONBRIDGE has announced that it will begin construction at the Perseverance zinc mine nea…
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FALCONBRIDGE TAKEOVER – Xstrata at the helm
TORONTO – It is all over but the shouting. Anglo-Swiss mining giant XSTRATA is the new owner of Canada’s FALCONBRID…
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FALCONBRIDGE TAKEOVER Board backs Xstrata bid
TORONTO With no other offers on the table, the board of FALCONBRIDGE has recommended to shareholders that they te…
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NICKEL MINING Raglan expansion tagged at $240M-plus
QUEBEC Toronto-based FALCONBRIDGE is making plans to expand the Raglan nickel-copper mine over the next six years…
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FALCONBRIDGE MERGER – Inco bows out, clears way for Xstrata’s bid (August 02, 2006)
TORONTO – INCO LTD.’s bid for control of fellow nickel miner FALCONBRIDGE LTD. failed to meet the minimum tender co…
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BASE METALS MERGER-GO-ROUND – Inco et al.
The war of words swirling around the INCO, FALCONBRIDGE, TECK COMINCO, PHELPS DODGE and XSTRATA offers continues. I…
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MERGER UPDATE – Inco, Falconbridge bidders jockey for position
The “story of the summer”, the three-way bidding war for control of INCO and FALCONBRIDGE, shows no signs of going …
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DOING SOME DIGGING Inco/Falcon deal brings out nationalists
The bidding war for INCO LTD. and FALCONBRIDGE continues to heat up. Along with it comes pressure to keep Canadian …
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MERGER NEWS – New developments in the Falconbridge-Inco-go-round
TORONTO – On Tuesday July 4 (Independence Day for some), the European Commission gave its clearance for the pending…
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NET NIT – Need for more insight into Phelps-Dodge/Inco/Falconbridge deal
Sudbury-based Roy Rupert of Borinfo has this to about the recent merger mania. “CMJ has given us a bit of backgroun…
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DOING SOME DIGGING – Is the white knight Mr. Right?
The biggest news story this week continues to be the takeover of Toronto-based INCO LIMITED by PHELPS DODGE, the hu…
