Tussle for Lundin far from over

There is still a lot of room for new twists in the battle for control of Lundin Mining, despite the company's board and management reiterating support earlier this week for a friendly merger with Inmet Mining, to form a new company called...

Cheers all round for new Canadian copper heavyweight

Analysts and investors on Thursday welcomed the announcement that Canadian base-metals miners Inmet Mining and Lundin Mining will merge, creating a new Canadian copper producer worth at least C$9-billion. Both companies have mines in Europe, and...

Rival bid for Marathon PGM not seen likely

US platinum-group metals (PGM) miner Stillwater Mining "conservatively" expects it will take about three years to permit and build the Marathon PGM/copper project in Ontario, CEO Francis McAllister said on Tuesday. Shares in TSX-listed Marathon...

Analyst sees mid-term potash price at $400-$500/t

As rumours swirl surrounding potential Chinese plays for Potash Corp, Stifel Nicolaus analyst Horst Hueniken says prices for the fertiliser it produces will likely trade between $400/t and $500/t in the medium term. This week, Russian producers...

Chinese seen as likely suitors for Platinum Group

The fact that Canadian junior Platinum Group Metals (PTM) CEO Michael Jones has already started up a new firm indicates that the TSX-listed company could probably be bought, and analysts are tipping Jinchuan and China Africa Development as the...