The following months saw a number of Chinese acquisi tions of Australian mineral producers Yanzhou is the latest in a long line of Chinese suitors to consider buying Australian mining assets not all of which have been successful. This month, Chinalco's S19.5bn tie-up with Rio Tinto collapsed. However, Oz Minerals shareholders recently accepted an offer from Minmetals to purchase the company's mining assets after the Chinese group raised its offer in a pre-emptive move to head off opposition. Felix indicated on Wednesday that its own discussions with interested parties regarding a takeover deal were ongoing. "Linc Energy ends talks with Yanzhou over sale, Financial Times, June 24, 2009