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Glencore reportedly considers IPO

The Swiss commodities trading company and leading shareholder in Xstrata may shrug off its shroud of secrecy.


Analysts cheer Aura's $200M purchase

Aura Minerals shares have risen 43% since it agreed to buy three unwanted gold mines from larger rival Yamana Gold.


Vedanta positioning itself for HudBay run

India's Vedanta has silently built up a 9.5% stake in Canadian mining company HudBay Minerals Inc. to position itself for a takeover battle for the copper and zinc producer.


Rio Tinto-BHP merger, part II

Although BHP Billiton abandoned a previous bid for Rio Tinto, rumors again surface that the two miners could merge.


Asarco's plot, but not its price, thickens

The bankruptcy case of Asarco LLC is still a mess. There have been several news reports recently stating that two companies are still interested in acquiring the bankrupt smelter and mining company.


Oligarchs weigh mining merger

Russia's mining oligarchs are fast discovering that their billionaire peers do not make easy deal partners. More evidence of that emerged Tuesday when Kazakhmys plc, a Kazakh copper miner listed in London, sought to cool speculation it was a willing target, following an approach by Russia's ZAO Metalloinvest. ...


Legal surprise in Asarco case gives Grupo Mexico new life

Bankrupt Asarco LLC's parent has scratched and clawed to retain its prepetition ownership in its wayward unit. It finally may be paying off. ...


In Asarco, setting the record straight translates into name-calling

The epithets are flying in the bankruptcy of Asarco LLC, especially since the Tucson, Ariz.-based copper miner is pitted against its parent, Grupo Mexico SAB de CV, which it blames for its current stay in Chapter 11. In fact, most everyone -- especially the federal government, several states and anyone else who has environmental liability claims against Asarco and doesn't want to slow the momentum the company has built in settling them -- seems to be lining up against Mexico City-based Grupo Mexico nowadays....


Chinalco looking for more deals

Aluminum Corp. of China Ltd., or Chinalco,  which earlier this year teamed up with Alcoa of the U.S. to buy a $14 billion stake in Rio Tinto plc of the U.K., is on the hunt for more acquisitions. ...



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