![]() BBC News | Freeport deal feeds sweeping merger talk Globe and Mail - The takeover of US-based copper giant Phelps Dodge Corp. by Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. is fuelling speculation about a new round of mining mergers in Canada. ANALYSIS-Competing offer for Phelps unlikely Freeport buys Phelps to make worldâs biggest miner |