Wednesday, June 27, 2007

UPDATE 2-Territory plans A$849 mln rival Consolidated bid

(Reuters) - SYDNEY, June 28 - Australian manganese miner
Consolidated Minerals Ltd. said on Thursday it may be
the target of a rival A$849 million takeover
offer from Territory Resources Ltd. , trumping an
agreed bid from Pallinghurst Resources.




The move, which sent Consolidated shares sharply higher,
would pit two of Australia's best known mining dealmakers
against each other in a battle to secure millions of tonnes of
manganese and other ores prized as toughening alloys by steel
makers worldwide.


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