Canada has tightened in recent years its Investment Canada Act, the main tool used to review inbound deals to ensure transactions are not harmful to national security.
The news about the Caribou mine came in the form of a news release from Canadian Copper, which is advancing the early-stage Murray Brook West property nearby.
Under the deal, which still must be approved by regulators in Ottawa, Glencore is to pay $6.9 billion for 77% of Elk Valley Resources, Teck’s coal business.