Fording Canadian Coal Trust announced that it has entered into an agreement to sell all of its assets to Teck Cominco Limited by way of a plan of arrangement, pursuant to which Fording unitholders will receive $93.76 per unit payable in a combination of US$82.00 cash and 0.245 of a Teck Cominco Class B [...]

Goldcorp Inc. and Glamis Gold Ltd. announced today that they have agreed to combine in a US$21.3 billion transaction to create one of the world’s largest gold mining companies. The new company will continue under the name Goldcorp Inc.
Under the terms of the transaction, which is structured as a Plan of Arrangement, Glamis’ common shareholders [...]