potential takeover

Xstrata is most likely candidate for takeover. After all they paid 40% above market value for Jubilee and a hostile knock-out bid for Resource Pacific.

It highlights their view that the resources boom will continue and that it's cheaper to acquire mines through M&A rather than developing an exploration program.

If Xstrata is gonna make a bid, they'll want to do it soon, as ZFX is coming up from it's lows of $14. After all ZFX is trading at a PE, half that of RIO and BHP.