UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ~~Washington, D.C. 20549~~

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 6-K

Report of Foreign Private Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 under
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For ~~June~~July 195, 2006

Commission File No. 1-11284

FALCONBRIDGE LIMITED ~~(Translation of registrant's name into English)~~

~~BCE Place, 181 Bay Street, Suite 200, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5J 2T3~~ (~~Address~~Translation of ~~principal~~registrant’s ~~executive~~name ~~offices~~into English)

BCE Place, 181 Bay Street, Suite 200,
Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5J 2T3

(Address of principal executive offices)

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Furnished herewith are:

	1.		A Material Change Report of Falconbridge Limited (“Falconbridge”), dated July 5, 2006, disclosing that on June 25, 2006, Falconbridge together with Inco Limited (“Inco”) and Phelps Dodge Corporation (“Phelps Dodge”), announced that they had entered into a number of agreements relating to (i) an increase in the consideration under Inco’s outstanding offer to acquire all of the common shares of Falconbridge and (ii) a proposed combination of Inco and Phelps Dodge, pursuant to a statutory plan of arrangement under which Inco would amalgamate with a wholly-owned subsidiary of Phelps Dodge and become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Phelps Dodge.

	2.		A fifth amending agreement between Falconbridge and Inco dated June 25, 2006, which agreement amended the support agreement originally entered into by Falconbridge and Inco on October 10, 2005, as subsequently amended on January 12, 2006, February 20, 2006, March 21, 2006 and May 13, 2006, respectively.

	3.		A cooperation agreement between Falconbridge and Phelps Dodge dated June 25, 2006, pursuant to which Falconbridge has agreed to take certain actions in order to facilitate the Arrangement.

The Material Change Report shall also be deemed filed for purposes of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (including for the purpose of being incorporated by reference into one or more registration statements under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended). The Material Change Report is specifically incorporated by reference into the registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-126529).

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

		FALCONBRIDGE LIMITED (Registrant)
		FALCONBRIDGE LIMITED
June 19, 2006
		(Registrant)
		By:	/s/ STEPHEN K. YOUNG Stephen K. Young — Corporate Secretary
July 6, 2006	By:	/s/ Stephen K. Young
		Stephen K. Young – Corporate Secretary

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.		Description
99.1		A Material Change Report of Falconbridge Limited ("“Falconbridge"”), dated ~~June~~July 165, 2006, disclosing that on June 725, 2006, Falconbridge ~~and~~together with Inco Limited ("“Inco"”) ~~reached~~and aPhelps ~~definitive~~Dodge ~~agreement~~Corporation ~~with~~(“Phelps ~~LionOre~~Dodge”), ~~Mining~~announced ~~International~~that ~~Ltd.~~they ~~("LionOre")~~had ~~covering~~entered ~~the~~into ~~proposed~~a ~~sale~~number toof ~~LionOre~~agreements ofrelating ~~the~~to ~~Nikkelverk~~(i) ~~refinery~~an increase in ~~Kristiansand,~~the ~~Norway~~consideration ~~and~~under ~~certain~~Inco’s ~~related~~outstanding ~~marketing~~offer ~~operations~~to ~~(the~~acquire ~~"Nikkelverk~~all ~~Refinery")~~ of ~~Falconbridge.~~the ~~The~~common ~~proposed~~shares ~~acquisition~~of isFalconbridge ~~subject~~and to(ii) ~~certain~~a ~~conditions,~~proposed ~~including~~combination ~~receipt~~ of ~~regulatory~~Inco ~~approvals~~and ~~from~~Phelps ~~the~~Dodge, ~~U.S.~~pursuant ~~Department~~to ofa ~~Justice~~statutory ~~("DOJ")~~plan ~~and~~of ~~the~~arrangement ~~European~~under ~~Commission~~which ~~(the~~Inco ~~"Commission"),~~would ~~and~~amalgamate towith ~~Inco~~a ~~acquiring~~wholly-owned ~~50%~~subsidiary ~~plus~~of ~~one~~Phelps ~~share~~Dodge inand ~~Falconbridge~~become ~~(on~~ a ~~fully~~wholly-~~diluted~~owned ~~basis)~~subsidiary of Phelps Dodge.
99.2		~~The~~A ~~share~~fifth ~~purchase~~amending agreement between Falconbridge and Inco dated June 625, 2006 ~~(the "Agreement")~~, ~~under~~ which ~~LionOre~~agreement ~~has~~amended ~~agreed to acquire all of~~ the ~~issued~~support ~~and~~agreement ~~outstanding~~originally ~~shares~~entered ininto ~~the~~by ~~capital of the following affiliates of~~ Falconbridge ~~from~~and ~~Falconbridge~~Inco oron ~~its~~October ~~affiliates~~10, ~~as applicable (collectively~~2005, ~~"Seller"):~~as ~~Falconbridge~~subsequently ~~Nikkelverk~~amended ~~A/S~~on ~~("FNA"),~~January ~~Falconbridge International Limited ("FIL")~~12, ~~Falconbridge U.S. Inc. ("FUS")~~2006, ~~Falconbridge~~February ~~Europe S.A. ("FESA")~~20, ~~Falconbridge (Japan) Limited ("FJKK")~~2006, ~~Falconbridge~~March ~~International S.A. ("FISA")~~21, ~~(the~~2006 ~~said~~and ~~FNA,~~May ~~FIL~~13, ~~FUS~~2006, FESA, FJKK and FISA being collectively referred to herein as the "FNA Group") and will further acquire all inventories, work in process and finished goods in the possession of the FNA Group but owned by Falconbridge and the accounts receivable owing to Falconbridge either by sale of goods by a member of the FNA Group on behalf of Falconbridge or sale of goods to a member of the FNA Group by Falconbridgerespectively.
99.3		A cooperation agreement between Falconbridge and Phelps Dodge dated June 25, 2006, pursuant to which Falconbridge has agreed to take certain actions in order to facilitate the Arrangement.

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