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Glenstrata: Not just mining's biggest ever deal, a new kind of resource giant

MINING.COM Staff Writer | February 02, 2012 | 8:31 pm Base Metals Energy Africa Australia China Europe Latin America Coal Copper Iron Ore Nickel Potash 

Glencore International is in talks with Xstrata to merge in a deal that would create a $80 billion rival to BHP Billiton, Vale, Rio Tinto and China's Shenhua. Commodities trader Glencore was founded in 1974 by Marc Rich, a fugitive...

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