I suspect that market manipulation happens a lot of the time. Not sure why MIN would not be doing if it is so widespread, particularly given how desperate they are, which has been evidenced by the lengths that they have gone to, to get the deal done. I remain sceptical at best.
Regardless of how much they went up today, there is still a significant gap between the two. Lets see how it rolls over the next few trading days. Based on what has happened so far, I wouldn't trust CE as far as I could kick him.