Barrick Gold, the worlds largest gold mining company is attempting to capture the current high copper price as it moves into copper mining at a large scale.

To celebrate the recent investment by TMX Group Inc. in PCF MinesOnline.com, Liam Twigger, Managing Director, PCF MinesOnline, will join Tom Kloet, CEO, TMX Group, to open trading on Toronto Stock Exchange this morning at 9:30 a.m. EST.

The first quarter of 2011 so far has been a hive of M&A activity. The rumour mill continues to churn, with the media frequently speculating potential targets and bidders.

February 11, 2011 (West Perth/Toronto) ? TMX Group and PCF Capital Group today announced that TMX Group, through its wholly-owned subsidiary TSX Inc., has purchased a 50 per cent equity ownership position in Australian-based PCF MinesOnline.com Pty Ltd (MinesOnline).

The 4th quarter of 2010 has been very welcoming for Resource investors with shares such as Western African Resources, Bathurst Resources, Mutiny Gold and Sundance Resources doubling their value.

Wah Nam International Holdings Limited (?Wah Nam?), simultaneously made scrip-based bids for two emerging Australian iron ore producers Brockman Resources Ltd (?Brockman?) and FerrAus Ltd (?FerrAus?).

Gold producer Navigator Resources plans to undertake an in-specie distribution of shares to its shareholders in a new rare earth oxide-focused company to be listed on the ASX early next year.

WA rare earth hopefuls are jostling to cash in on the global supply squeeze created by China?s export restrictions