With Xstrata, one of the world's largest mining and metals companies, back in the news due to its merger with Glencore International, making the combined company the 4th largest mining company in the world, shareholders of Vancouver based Blue River Resources are watching to see if this will further increase interest in the development of British Columbia's bulk-tonnage copper deposits, specifically in the Quesnel Trough area, where all of Blue River's projects are located.