The Big ScoreVoisey's Bay is the site of a massive nickel deposit whose vast potential has riveted the attention of the international business world. The discovery of the deposit in Labrador, the struggles for controlling interest in it, and especially the extraordinary players involved drive this amazing business story, which often reads like a suspense novel. At the centre is Robert Friedland, an ex-hippie and disgraced Vancouver stock promoter, who by sheer luck ended up holding all the cards in a high-stakes poker game that pitted some of the world's most powerful and conservative mining companies against each other. When news of the Voisey's Bay motherlode began to circulate, nickel giants such as Inco and Falconbridge were swept up in the excitement, competing in a series of takeover bids for control of Diamond Fields, the company that controlled the find. It all culminated in Inco's winning $4.3-billion offer, the largest takeover price ever paid for mining property. But was the deal one of the riskiest gambles in business history? From Namibia and Singapore to the boardrooms of Toronto and Vancouver," The Big Score uncovers the big money deals, the power struggles, and the hype in an immaculately researched and compelling drama of international intrigue. |
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... Albert Chislett , like many young men and women of his generation , left Newfoundland in search of work . His first stop was Halifax , where he spent five months in 1967 selling encyclopedias door to door . He then moved to Toronto ...
... Albert Chislett , like many young men and women of his generation , left Newfoundland in search of work . His first stop was Halifax , where he spent five months in 1967 selling encyclopedias door to door . He then moved to Toronto ...
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... Chislett set out on a solitary hunt for gold . Within three months he found a small gold prospect on the Avalon ... Albert Chislett met Chris Verbiski in 1991 when they were both prospecting in central Newfoundland . One of Chislett's ...
... Chislett set out on a solitary hunt for gold . Within three months he found a small gold prospect on the Avalon ... Albert Chislett met Chris Verbiski in 1991 when they were both prospecting in central Newfoundland . One of Chislett's ...
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... Albert Chislett had something else in mind . He gestured to Chris Verbiski , who followed him into the hallway . Chislett grabbed his partner's arm . " This is what we've been waiting for , " he said . " We can exert the most pressure ...
... Albert Chislett had something else in mind . He gestured to Chris Verbiski , who followed him into the hallway . Chislett grabbed his partner's arm . " This is what we've been waiting for , " he said . " We can exert the most pressure ...
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