BHP flexes its muscleBHP Billiton, which I believe owns Ekati, is trying to buyout Rio Tinto, which I believe owns Diavik.
Here is the article
https://www.reuters.com/article/marketsNews/idINN0862928520071108?rpc=44
Here are two quotes from the article.
"on Thursday...BHP Billiton...said it had made a bid for rival miner Rio Tinto..., which appeared set to lift shares of natural resource companies sharply higher."
"The fact...BHP is willing to come out and pay a premium for Rio and BHP's stock is up -- if those aren't bullish signals saying the demand for commodities is still strong, I don't know what does..."
S&P 500 futures (SPc1: Quote, Profile, Research) rose 4.2