Rio Tinto Wins Bidding War for Uranium Miner (RIO, CCJ, HTHXF)
Mining giant Rio Tinto plc (NYSE: RIO) will apparently win the bidding war it’s been waging with Cameco Corp. (NYSE: CCJ) over Canadian uranium miner Hathor Exploration Ltd. (OTC: HTHXF). Cameco has announced that it will not increase its price…
Mining giant Rio Tinto plc (NYSE: RIO) will apparently win the bidding war it’s been waging with Cameco Corp. (NYSE: CCJ) over Canadian uranium miner Hathor Exploration Ltd. (OTC: HTHXF). Cameco has announced that it will not increase its price and will let its offer of CDN$4.50/share expire tomorrow.
Rio’s winning bid of CDN$4.70 values Hathor at CDN$654 million.
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