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