Gold Offer Loses Shine
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South African gold miner Harmony Gold Mining Company (NYSE: HMY) officially made its much-anticipated &quot;tender offer, Part I&quot; yesterday, and received a remarkably lukewarm response from shareholders of rival Gold Fields Limited (NYSE: GFI).
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Australian nickel and copper miner WMC Resources has turned down an offer from Swiss-based Xstrata that valued the company at Aust.
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Gold mining company stocks fell on  Monday as the price of the metal dropped below $600 per ounce  for the first time in more than two months.
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JOHANNESBURG  -- Initial feedback from Gold Fieldsâs North American and European investors is rejection of the hostile all-share bid by Harmony Gold for its larger rival, which has labeled the offer as âopportunisticâ, Gold Fields chief
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The global flight from risk knocked  precious metals again on Friday, with gold falling below $650  an ounce for the first time in three weeks as shaky global  stock markets prompted investors to reduce positions in  commodities.
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Gold Fields&#39; latest legal bid to prevent a hostile takeover by South African rival Harmony was thrown out by regulators yesterday in another blow to its defence strategy.
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Gold Fields, the South African gold producer, revised the terms of its proposed merger with Iamgold of Canada on Tuesday in its latest attempt to fend off a hostile bid from smaller rival Harmony.
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NEW YORK/LONDON  - The global flight from risk knocked gold and silver hard for a third straight day on Friday, with bullion falling below $640 an ounce for the first time in 1-1/2 months as funds and currency investors cashed out on precious metals to pay for losses in other markets.
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Not all tender offers are cause for shareholder excitement.
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Gold fell to its lowest in six weeks on Tuesday before bargain hunters resurfaced, but trading was muted after a rally in the Japanese yen and a slide in global stock markets rattled the nerves of many investors.
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Gold price at record levels? Pah! It ain't like it used to be. Compared with the frenzy that went on back in 1979-80, the last time prices were this high, reaction to the current rise to record levels for the yellow metal is decidedly tame.
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Gold Fields shareholders spurn Harmony's offer price.
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Gold was hit by further selling on  Friday as investors continued to reduce their exposure to the  metal after heavy losses in stock markets this week.
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Gold bounced off a one-week low on Wednesday as bargain hunters swooped, but trading was seen volatile after a slide in Chinese shares triggered a global stock market sell-off.
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NEW YORK, October 19  - Gold Fields Limited (GFI.NYS) has rejected Harmony Gold Mining Company&#39;s recently announced takeover bid through an all-stock deal valued at about $8.
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Barrick Gold Corp., the world&#39;s second-largest producer of gold, reported slightly lower third-quarter earnings due to lower sales and higher costs, partly offset by higher gold prices.
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Gold Fields has made a secret offer to buy out its largest shareholder as a last-ditch defence against a hostile $8.1bn (Â£4.35bn) bid from Harmony, its rival South African gold producer.