<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/business/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080806/bs_nm/lonmin_xstrata_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080806/2008_08_06t052036_450x269_us_lonmin_xstrata.jpg?x= 130&y=77&q=85&sig=tetkGuOm8PzsAFcsQxl3xw--" align="left" height="77" width="130" alt="Swiss-based miner Xstrata bid $10Bln for Lonmin whose shares had fallen sharply in recent months, tracking the decline in the price of the precious metal used in automotive catalytic convertors and jewellery. Reuters graphic/Catherine Trevethan (Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Acquisitive miner Xstrata
unveiled a $10 billion takeover bid for the world's
third-biggest platinum producer, Lonmin , to diversify
its business from industrial metals such as copper.</p><br clear="all"/>

View the entire article: Miner Xstrata launches $10 bln cash bid for Lonmin
(Reuters)