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âGreenâ deal puts sustainability on table

Thu, 15 May 2008 21:41 GMT

The memorandum of understanding (MOU) was signed at Coega by Rio Tinto Alcan, the Wildlife and Environment Society (Wessa), the Wilderness Foundation, ...

Coega smelter not on the back burner, says Alcan executive

Thu, 15 May 2008 21:40 GMT

PROSPECTS for the building of the R20-billion aluminium smelter at Coega brightened again yesterday, with a senior international executive of minerals giant ...

The Iron Ore Pricing War Between China & Australia

Thu, 15 May 2008 20:43 GMT

The second front is Rio Tinto. In March, Chinalco's Xiao Yaqing said he would like to eventually increase his stake in Rio Tinto from the 9% he picked up in ...

BHP, Hosken, MTN, SABMiller, Sasol: South Africa Equity Preview

Thu, 15 May 2008 20:31 GMT

BHP Billiton Ltd. (BIL SJ): Copper prices rose for the first time in three days in Shanghai as processor buying increased and on signs that global ...PINK:SASOF - JNB:SAB - JNB:HCI

Thai Hot Stocks - Padaeng Industry, Bangkok Aviation down - Reuters UK

Thu, 15 May 2008 20:08 GMT

BANGKOK, May 16 (Reuters) - Thailand&os;s benchmark stock index .SETI was up 15.40 points, or 1.8 percent, at 871.01 points in moderate turnover of 18.7 billion baht ($577.3 million) at 0800 GMT on Friday. Stocks on the move included: - Padaeng Industry ...

BHP shares hit new record on China factor

Thu, 15 May 2008 20:08 GMT

Chinalco is already the largest shareholder in Rio Tinto which BHP is seeking to acquire in a hostile all-share takeover offer. BHP shares rose as much as ...ASX:BHP

BHP shares rise on rumor of Chinese deal - MSN MoneyCentral

Thu, 15 May 2008 19:18 GMT

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - The Australia-listed shares of BHP Billiton Ltd. rose more than 4 percent Friday to a record high of $46.74 amid further speculation about Chinese interest in a stake in the company. Chinese companies had pitched a ...

Down the rabbit hole - Chicago Tribune

Thu, 15 May 2008 18:56 GMT

L ewis Carroll, call your office. Or, better still, the author of "Alice&os;s Adventures in Wonderland" should call Washington, where the government&os;s determination to solve the housing "crisis" produced this lead paragraph in a recent New York Times ...

BHP shares at record on China stake talk

Thu, 15 May 2008 18:10 GMT

The rise in BHP's shares stretched to 8.5 percent the discount of Rio Tinto Ltd/Plc shares to the implied value of BHP's hostile 3.4-shares-for-one offer. ...

BHP Billiton shares surge on report that Chinese companies seek a ... - International Herald Tribune

Thu, 15 May 2008 17:52 GMT

MELBOURNE, Australia : The Australia-listed shares of BHP Billiton Ltd. rose more than 4 percent Friday to a record high of 50 Australian dollars (US$46.74; €30.21) amid further speculation about Chinese interest in a stake in the company. Chines ...

Rio Tinto cuts NZ aluminium output to save power

Thu, 15 May 2008 15:37 GMT

SYDNEY, May 16 (Reuters) - Rio Tinto Ltd/Plc (RIO.AX: Quote, Profile, Research) (RIO.L: Quote, Profile, Research) said it will cut aluminium output by about ...ASX:RIO

Jerome opens its historic doors for annual tour

Thu, 15 May 2008 15:30 GMT

The Phelps Dodge Office and Living Quarters: The mining company's administrative office was built in 1919 as a three-story structure, including an apartment ...

BHP shares jump on China rumours

Thu, 15 May 2008 15:04 GMT

Chinalco teamed with United States-based aluminium producer Alcoa in February to snatch a nine per cent interest in Rio Tinto for about $US14 billion ...

China eyes stake in giant miner BHP - Earthtimes

Thu, 15 May 2008 14:39 GMT

Sydney - China has approached Australian companies to team up for a billion-dollar share raid on giant miner BHP Billiton, news reports said Friday. A tilt at the world&os;s biggest miner and Australia&os;s largest company would alarm the Canberra ...

Copper concentrate

Thu, 15 May 2008 14:30 GMT

South Australian producers of copper concentrate include BHP Billitonâs Olympic Dam, the Angas mine run by Terramin Australia Ltd and Oxianaâs Prominent ...