Falconbridge Ltd.

Falconbridge Limited

Company type	Public company
Industry	Mining
Founded	1928
Defunct	2006
Fate	Bought by Xstrata; became Xstrata Nickel
Headquarters	Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Key people	Derek Pannell, CEO Peter Kukielski, COO Aaron Regent, President Steve Douglas, EVP & CFO
Products	Copper, nickel, zinc, aluminium
Number of employees	20,000 (2005)

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Falconbridge Limited was a Toronto, Ontario-based natural resources company with operations in 18 countries, involved in the exploration, mining, processing, and marketing of metal and mineral products, including nickel, copper, cobalt, and platinum. It was listed on the TSX (under the symbol FAL.LV) and NYSE (FAL), and had revenue of US$6.9 billion in 2005. In August 2006, it was absorbed by Swiss-based mining company Xstrata, which had formerly been a major shareholder.

Falconbridge, named after the town Falconbridge, which in turn was named for a prominent "son", one Sir William Glenholme Falconbridge, High Court Judge whose father John Kennedy Falconbridge, had migrated to Ontario from Lisburn Ireland.

Falconbridge was an important player in the economic and commercial development of the northern region of Ontario Canada, particularly the communities in and around Sudbury.