While gold M&A has dominated resource headlines, the focus turned to base metals this week.  On Friday Kitco correspondent and mining audiences manager Michael McCrae recording Kitco Roundtable.  Glencore made an unsolicited $22.5 billion bid for Teck. So far Teck has fended off Glencore's advances.  The other M&A deal in the base metal side of the business was Hudbay Minerals (NYSE: HBM) and Copper Mountain Mining (TSX: CMMC). On Thursday the two announced that they were combining in a $439 million deal.