Ann: Newcrest and Newmont enter into exclusivity deed, page-6

Gold and Copper!

What a big target in this market and world economy. I am curious as to why we have not chased further industry consolidation opportunities in Australia/Canada/USA in particular ourselves.

With talk of the Blayney license coming our way surely it would have been something the BOD considered...I hope.

I wonder what is in it for the BOD and senior management to land this deal? We never seem to find out such things or at best hear about it a year after the deal is done. Its a little like the way CPI (CPLie) is reported in the USA where "amendments" are made after the fact that would have and should have impacted the FOMC decisions.

This is more an investment stock for me so I normally don't follow things very closely till now.