Strike forces Falconbridge to shut mines

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Falconbridge Ltd. shut down most of its Sudbury nickel operations on February 1, 2004 after workers walked off the job, curtailing production as demand for the metal increased and supply became tight. The company and the union representing about 1,050 production and maintenance workers were negotiating for many months, but failed to reach a new collective agreement before the employees' contract expired at midnight of January 31, 2004.

FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS, Strikes, Metal products industry, Metalworking industry, Falconbridge Ltd.

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CVRD front runner in Noranda bid

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Four international mining companies are in the process of bidding for Noranda Inc, Canada's biggest miner but there is a possibility of the order going to Brazil's Companhia Vale do Rio Doce (CVRD). CVRD and Brascan Corp., the Toronto-based company that controls about 43 percent of Noranda, are discussing the price but the Brazilian company has made it clear that it wants to acquire Noranda, or at least Brascan's stake.

Acquisitions & mergers, Metal Mining Services, Support Activities for Metal Mining, Brazil, Mining & Extractive Industries, Mining, PRIMARY METAL INDUSTRIES, All Other Metal Ore Mining, METAL MINING, Ferroalloy Ores, Chemical & Fertilizer Minerals, Other Nonmetallic Mineral Mining and Quarrying, Mergers, acquisitions and divestments, Company acquisition/merger, Metal industries, Mining industry, Metal industry, Mineral industry, Companhia Vale do Rio Doce S.A.

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Noranda accused of eyeing smelter closing

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Noranda Inc. is being accused of planning the closure of its copper smelter in Noranda, Quebec. The smelter's labor union, which has been on strike for seven months, claims the company wants to secretly move work to Ontario.

Facilities & equipment, Copper industry, Buildings and facilities, Copper, Smelting, Noranda, Quebec

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