Glenstrata Set to Build Up Iron Ore Business
Reuters reported with the Glencore (LSE:GLEN) and Xstrata (LSE:XTA) merging the company is planning to build an iron ore empire.
Reuters reported with the Glencore (LSE:GLEN) and Xstrata (LSE:XTA) merging the company is planning to build an iron ore empire.
Pöyry's Water & Environment group reported it will prepare a social and environmental impact for MPD Congo on its Zanaga iron ore mining project.
Reuters reported a merger between Glencore (LSE:GLEN) and Xstrata (LSE:XTA) will likely target iron ore as high margins tempt the potential mining behemoth.
Mineweb.com reports that Sphere Mineral's (ASX:SPH) stock shot up when it was announced that Xstrata (LON:XTA) had placed a bid to take them over.
The Australian.com reports that Sin-Tang's financing proposal has been rejected by Sphere (ASX:SPH), that was in competition with Xstrata's(LON:XTA) $514m takeover offer.
Xstrata (XTA.L) moves into the iron ore sector. Xstrata is funding an exploration project in the Republic of Congo. The news release is quoted as saying: Anglo-Swiss Xstrata will pay at least $50 million towards prospecting and a pre-feasibility study of the Zanaga project in the Lekoumou district of the Republic of Congo, also known [...]
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