METAL DETECTIVE

Xstrata: two out of three ain't bad

XSTRATA boss Mick Davis is back into his favourite activity – the corporate mating game. But the jury is still out on whether his Anglo American play is well timed in terms of the commodities cycle. <b>The Metal Detective, by Stephen Bell</b>

Stephen Bell

With China apparently on the road to recovery, there is an appetite for resources mergers and acquisitions at the moment. Hot on the heels of China’s failed Rio Tinto courtship and the OZ Minerals takeover,...

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