Phelps Dodge Acquisition Creates Largest Public Copper Company
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The $25.9 billion buyout by Freeport-McMoRan will also make it the largest metals and mining company based in North America
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SANTIAGO (Dow Jones)--Chile&#39;s Escondida mine, the world&#39;s largest privately-held copper supplier, produced 892,895 metric tons of copper in the first nine months of 2004, up 17.
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TORONTO (CP) - Freed from the threat of a takeover by the world&#39;s largest silver producer, Wheaton River Minerals Ltd. will continue to grow by acquiring gold mines around the world, the company&#39;s chairman
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BHP Billiton, the mining company, chose the head of its copper and aluminum division, Marius Kloppers, to succeed its American chief executive, Charles W. Goodyear, when Mr. Goodyear steps down Oct. 1. Mr. Goodyear has overseen a wave of record-setting earnings since taking charge of the company in 2003 as the company benefited from a China-led boom in demand for iron and other metals. But in the last two years, soaring prices for copper have fueled BHPâs results. Mr. Kloppers, a 44-year-old South African, played a crucial role in BHPâs merger with Billiton in 2001 and in the $7.6 billion takeover of WMC Resources in 2005.
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The largest gold mining company in Russia, Polyus, listed shares on the London Stock Exchange on Monday.
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Vancouver-based Goldcorp Inc. will   acquire Glamis Gold Ltd. in a stock transaction worth $21.3   billion to create one of the world's largest gold mining   companies, the firms said on Thursday.
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Wachovia Corp. , the No. 4 U.S. bank, on Monday said it completed its $24 billion takeover of Golden West Financial Corp., the second-largest U.S. savings and loan.
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Phelps Dodge Corp. PD.N, the  world's largest publicly traded copper producer, on Thursday  posted a third-quarter profit on sky-high copper prices, but  shares fell about 4 percent on concerns that China's rate rise  would dampen demand.
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Norilsk Nickel, the world&#39;s largest  nickel and palladium miner, said on Friday 2006 net profit more  than doubled on record prices and the sale of a stake in South  African miner Gold Fields Ltd..
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Stock in Pittsburgh-based US Steel Corp. and other publicly traded domestic steel companies posted large gains Monday on news of a three-way merger that will create the world&#39;s largest steelmaker.
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American Superconductor announces record sales and progress toward profitability.
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Freeport-McMoRan's merger bets on sustained copper prices.
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Arcelor Mittal , the world's largest steelmaker, will expand its leading position in Mexico with the purchase of integrated steel producer Sicartsa from Grupo Villacero for $1.439 billion.
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One of the largest financial institutions in Texas has drawn the attention of a New York banking giant. Bryan-based First American Bank SSB will be acquired by New York-based Citigroup Inc.
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Integris Metals Corp., the fourth largest metals service center in North America, has announced plans to file for an initial public offering of as much as $100 million in common stock, according to an after-hours filing with the Securities and Exchange
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Vancouver-based Goldcorp Inc. will  acquire Glamis Gold Ltd. in a stock transaction worth $21.3  billion to create one of the world's largest gold mining  companies, the firms said on Thursday.
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General Cable Corp  said on Wednesday it would buy the global wire and cable business of Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc  for $735 million, expanding its reach into Latin America, Asia and Africa.