Smith says perennial predator Xstrata is always on the...

Smith says perennial predator Xstrata is always on the acquisition trail and a successful Oxiana/Zinifex merger will put it on the Swiss giant’s radar screen. Xstarta, already bidding $1 a share for Indophil Resources, is the world’s biggest zinc company and Zinifex is third. An even bigger entity would dominate the market and provide cost saving synergies in a mining boom showing no signs of slowing down.

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