BARRY FITZGERALD

BHP and Newcrest in Ecuador shootout

BHP is not the type to spend US$36 million acquiring a 6.1% stake in a copper-gold explorer and then sit pat, writes <b>Barry FitzGerald</b>.

Barry FitzGerald
 Cascabel in Ecuador

Cascabel in Ecuador

And having earlier assembled a 14.54% stake in the same company at a cost of $63 million, Newcrest isn't the type to sit pat either. The explorer in question is the Brisbane-based and London and Toronto-listed...

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