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The Motley Fool July 31, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Mining Companies Gone Wild Mixed-up major mining companies scramble to sort out their M&A activity. For whoever "wins" Inco, the Falconbridge offer's failure is probably not terrible news. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool October 11, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Nickel's New No. 1 Inco looks to become the biggest player in nickel by buying Falconbridge. Investors, this is a tricky deal to analyze right now.
The Motley Fool August 11, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Inco Unearths Another Suitor Rio Doce's bid for the Canadian nickel producer makes sense, but the timing and price are questionable. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool February 21, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Inco Outperforms Again Inco delivered another solid quarter, but who knows where nickel prices are going? Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool July 26, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Inco's Wooden Guidance While the world's second-largest producer of nickel produced a good second quarter, guidance for the rest of the year wasn't especially encouraging.
The Motley Fool July 10, 2007 Toby Shute	Teck Tries Another Buy Canadian miner Teck Cominco is a cash monster. Investors, the miner's recent bid for Toronto-listed copper miner Aur Resources makes sense.
The Motley Fool April 22, 2008 Christopher Barker	News Trumps Earnings for Teck Miner Teck Cominco stands strong despite an earnings lapse.
The Motley Fool June 26, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Phelps Dodge's Golden Nickel Already a big metal producer, Phelps Dodge becomes bigger and more diversified. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool August 27, 2008 Todd Wenning	Mining's Massive Margins Will commodity prices and merger activity continue to drive growth in the mining sector?
The Motley Fool April 20, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	No Wooden Nickels for Inco Strong nickel prices lead to big earnings growth for the world's second-largest producer.
The Motley Fool November 9, 2007 David Lee Smith	The Mother of all Mergers, Part 2? Long in the rumor mill, a big BHP Billiton - Rio Tinto merger is finally looking like a real possibility.
The Motley Fool November 20, 2008 Christopher Barker	Wheeling and Dealing the Debt Away Teck Cominco wastes no time taking drastic measures to shore up its liquidity after its untimely acquisition of Ford Canadian Coal Trust.
The Motley Fool August 24, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	BHP Billiton's Commodity Buffet Is it too late to make a play on the bull run in commodities? BHP Billiton is a highly diversified player -- as are rivals Rio Tinto and Anglo American -- and it's a somewhat safer option for investors who may not want to place all their money on largely single-market bets like CVRD, Inco, or Phelps Dodge.
The Motley Fool August 17, 2007 David Lee Smith	Market Testing Freeport's Mettle Amid commodities' falling prices, Freeport McMoRan has been taken to the woodshed. The copper and gold producer's stock has given up 11% in the past week, as investors are diverting money out of commodities to cover losses or margin calls.
The Motley Fool July 30, 2010 Christopher Barker	Teck Resources Is a Golden Ticket The metals and coal mining company has the goods that never go out of style.
The Motley Fool May 9, 2007 David Lee Smith	The Mother of All Mergers? Rumors describe a gargantuan alliance between Australian mining and energy giant BHP Billiton and London-based Rio Tinto. Investors, take note.
CFO September 1, 2006 Roy Harris	Three's a Crowd Phelps Dodge's attempt to merge with a pair of other companies - again - shows why such triple plays are rare.
The Motley Fool November 13, 2008 Christopher Barker	What the Heck, Teck? Teck Cominco faces significant challenges in satisfying its debt obligations.
The Motley Fool July 6, 2009 Christopher Barker	China's Deep Pockets to Teck's Rescue China's sovereign wealth fund -- China Investment Corporation -- will purchase a 17% stake in heavily indebted miner Teck Resources for a cool $1.5 billion.
Registered Rep. January 1, 2005 Bob Hirschfeld	Mining the Possibilities Want to invest in China? Consider Australian mining companies.
BusinessWeek January 19, 2004	Takeover Talk Puts A Shine On Inco The tight nickel market and takeover rumors have been good for Inco's stock.
The Motley Fool December 18, 2008 David Lee Smith	Mining's Latest Asian Stir-Fries With prices falling and a new Indonesian law to contend with, mining's being pounded.
The Motley Fool June 22, 2009 Christopher Barker	A Massive Mining Merger on the Table What would a pairing of Swiss miner Xstrata and Anglo American mean?
The Motley Fool July 17, 2007 David Lee Smith	Has the Hunter Become the Hunted? With Alcan and giant Anglo-Australian miner Rio Tinto combining, maybe Alcoa and giant BHP Billiton could similarly become betrothed. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool January 8, 2009 Christopher Barker	Too Much of a Good Thing for Miners? The recent enormous rally among shares of virtually all metal miners, from BHP Billiton to Yamana Gold -- may be too much, too soon.
The Motley Fool October 30, 2007 Toby Shute	Rising Canadian Dollar Decks Teck Diversified miner Teck Cominco turns in a decent quarter, but warns investors that future profitability will suffer as a result of the strengthening Canadian dollar.
The Motley Fool February 10, 2011 Christopher Barker	Teck Resources Takes a Nosedive When this attractive miner dips suddenly, where will you turn for Teck support?
The Motley Fool August 28, 2008 David Lee Smith	Rio Tinto Comes Out Roaring Rio Tinto rode commodities prices and more aluminum to lights-out earnings.
The Motley Fool May 3, 2010 Alex Dumortier	The Top-Performing Commodity (Hint: It's Not Gold) This base metal has been shining.
The Motley Fool November 19, 2010 David Lee Smith	BHP's Moved on, But Vale's Expanding in Canada While Canada has shut out BHP's acquisition, Brazil's Vale has big plans up there.
The Motley Fool July 9, 2008 Christopher Barker	Strong Outlook for a Soft Metal Analysts issue a major upgrade for copper.
The Motley Fool July 24, 2009 Christopher Barker	The Incredible 9-Bagger of the Tech Rally Miner Teck Resources share performance of late has been so astonishing that we simply have to call it a Teck rally!
The Motley Fool December 11, 2008 David Lee Smith	Rio Tinto's Restructuring Bounce The market clearly liked Rio Tinto's midweek announcement; but should you?
The Motley Fool August 24, 2006 Will Frankenhoff	BHP Billiton: A Fully Valued Miner? Is there room to run with this leading mining company? Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool October 15, 2010 Dan Caplinger	Not All That Glitters Is Gold If you don't look beyond precious metals, you'll miss out on some even more impressive stories in commodities.
The Motley Fool July 31, 2008 Christopher Barker	Teck Makes a Powerful Purchase Continuing a relentless onslaught of merger and acquisition activity within the coal sector, Teck Cominco announced Tuesday a $14.1 billion bid to acquire Fording, at about a 17% premium to the company's average share price.
The Motley Fool October 13, 2004 W.D. Crotty	6 Commodity Investment Lessons Strike copper to see why stock prices don't keep up with much higher trade prices.
The Motley Fool August 19, 2010 David Lee Smith	BHP Chases Its Prey M&A activity is heating up, and BHP Billiton is the leader of the pack.
The Motley Fool August 3, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Profits Flow to Rio Tinto Strength in worldwide commodities means strength for this metals, minerals, and energy provider. And Rio Tinto pays a respectable dividend and has been quite willing to spend capital on significant share buybacks as well.
The Motley Fool February 7, 2008 David Lee Smith	BHP Billiton Eyes Its Prey Along with releasing solid results, BHP Billiton also ups the ante for rival Rio Tinto.
The Motley Fool July 25, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Freeport-McMoRan's Risky Business One mine, two commodities, and a spike in prices. How will this end up? Investors, be sure to do some careful due diligence before diving in.
The Motley Fool October 16, 2008 David Lee Smith	A Mining Slide That Spells "Opportunity" The rapid fall in metals prices could be just what the doctor ordered.
The Motley Fool October 3, 2008 David Lee Smith	Inching Toward That Massive Mining Marriage BHP appears to be slowly approaching its courtship with Rio Tinto.
The Motley Fool November 25, 2008 David Lee Smith	Has BHP Billiton Cut Bait for Good? Following a protracted effort, BHP Billiton has ended its pursuit of Rio Tinto.
The Motley Fool August 14, 2009 David Lee Smith	BHP Billiton Mines Some Powerful Results Both lucky and smart, BHP Billiton put away one beautiful quarter.
The Motley Fool March 30, 2009 Christopher Barker	Teck Is Less of a Wreck Teck Cominco shares have doubled recently, and at least one analyst believes that a broader recovery looms.
The Motley Fool April 9, 2008 David Lee Smith	Are the Chinese Metaling? With their position in Rio Tinto, the Chinese may now be eyeing BHP Billiton.
The Motley Fool September 13, 2007 David Lee Smith	Who Will Feed the Chinese Monster? China and the developing world need lots of what the big mining companies such as Alcan, Rio Tinto, Billiton, and others can give them. Investors should take note.
The Motley Fool March 3, 2008 David Lee Smith	Vale Volleys Strong Results Rio de Janeiro-based Vale is a major player in the increasingly vital metals and minerals group.
The Motley Fool October 11, 2010 David Lee Smith	BHP's Opportunities Should Grab Foolish Attention With its pair of big deals in the works, don't ignore the activity at BHP.