a waiting game for lihir gold , page-2

April 16 (Bloomberg) -- Lihir Gold Ltd. may have prepared a data room for potential bidders as it aims to increase pressure on Newcrest Mining Ltd. to raise a A$9.5 billion ($8.9 billion) takeover offer, the Australian Financial Review said. Canadian miners Goldcorp Inc. and Kinross Gold Corp., as well as South Africas AngloGold Ashanti Ltd. may have some interest in bidding, the newspaper reported, citing analysts. Lihir has had soft approaches from third parties, the Review said.