France24 (Free subscription) | 26/11/2009
The world's largest miner BHP Billiton Thursday said its iron ore joint venture with Rio Tinto was on track, dismissing speculation the deal could be shelved. Outgoing BHP chairman Don Argus said both companies remained committed to the tie-up, aimed at savings worth an estimated 10 billion US dollars, despite analyst talk that Rio was getting cold feet.
Mineweb - Daily news headlines (Free subscription) | yesterday
While market chatter puts Rio Tinto in the driving seat to develop Rossing South it reckons it can maintain its uranium production levels at its own Rossing mine, 7km to the north, until 2023.
Maritime News (Free subscription) | yesterday
Speculation that Chinalco is looking to bail out of Rio Tinto would appear to be at best misinformed and at worst deliberately misleading.
Sydney Morning Herald (Free subscription) | yesterday
Rio Tinto Ltd says it will need as many as 1,000 new employees when its iron ore operations in Western Australia's Pilbara region expand.
The Age (Free subscription) | yesterday
Rio Tinto Ltd says it will need as many as 1,000 new employees when its iron ore operations in Western Australia's Pilbara region expand.
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Financial Times (Free subscription) | yesterday
BHP Billiton yesterday brushed aside reports that its proposed $116bn Western Australian iron ore joint venture with Rio Tinto is in difficulty only weeks before a...
People Daily (Free subscription) | yesterday
Global miner BHP Billiton dismissed talk yesterday that rival Rio Tinto was baulking at a proposed $116 billion joint venture in iron ore, insisting the two were close to a binding agreement. Rio Tinto and BHP, the world's second- and third-largest iron ore producers, plan to combine their Australian iron ore operations, aiming to save around $10 billion a year on capital and production costs. Marius...
Business Report (Free subscription) | 26/11/2009
BHP Billiton says its iron ore joint venture with Rio Tinto is on track, dismissing speculation the deal could be shelved.
24/7 Wall St. (Free subscription) | 26/11/2009
Markets in Asia fell. The Nikkei was off .6% to 9,383. The Hang Seng fell 1.8% to 22,210. The Shanghai Composite was down 3.6% to 3,171. At the open in Europe, the FTSE fell .7% to 5,327. The Dax was off .8% to 5,757. The CAC 40 fell .9% to 3,776. Rio Tinto (NYSE:RTP) and Deutsche Bank (NYSE:DB) fell [...]
Financial Times (Free subscription) | 26/11/2009
BHP Billiton brushed aside reports its proposed US$116bn Western Australian iron ore joint venture with Rio Tinto was in difficulty only weeks before a deadline for the mining groups to conclude a “definitive agreement”
Sydney Morning Herald (Free subscription) | 26/11/2009
BHP Billiton Ltd has reiterated that a proposed iron ore production joint venture with Rio Tinto Ltd in WA is likely to become binding before the year ends.
The Age (Free subscription) | 26/11/2009
BHP Billiton Ltd has reiterated that a proposed iron ore production joint venture with Rio Tinto Ltd in WA is likely to become binding before the year ends.
The Age (Free subscription) | 26/11/2009
Europe's competition watchdog has delayed its ruling on Amcor Ltd's $2.44 billion acquisition of Rio Tinto Alcan's packaging unit.
Sydney Morning Herald (Free subscription) | 25/11/2009
Shares in Rio Tinto Ltd are down amid rumours its biggest shareholder is selling down its stake in the global mining giant.
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