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BHP and Rio Tinto Iron Ore Joint Venture, Positive for Brazilian Mining Company
BHP and Rio Tinto’s $140 billion iron ore joint venture has been good news for Brazilian iron ore giant Vale, according to a senior figure in Brazil’s asset management industry — one of the world’s top 10.
“The fact of the merger will be seen as positive for Vale,” said Itau-Unibanco Asset Management global product specialist [...]
Two Biggest Mining Companies After Merge, An Ambition Becomes The Biggest Mine Company In World
Marius Kloppers is determined to win his $127bn battle to merge BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto, but must beat regulatory hurdles – and Rio’s opposition. Ruth Sunderland met a late starter who could become one of the globe’s most powerful men.
Marius Kloppers, chief executive of mining giant BHP Billiton, could be the patron saint of [...]
India’s steel industry steps onto world stage
Tata Group’s new status as the world’s fifth-largest steel firm signals a milestone for the Indian economy.
There was much jubilation in India when the Tata Group, an Indian conglomerate, won a bid late last month for the Corus Group, an Anglo-Dutch steel firm. The deal catapulted the new global entity to become the world’s fifth-largest [...]
Gold mining and environmental opposition both growing in Argentina
Argentina’s gold production could double in the coming years as mines including Barrick’s vast Pascua Lama start operating, but the metals boom faces strong opposition by anti-mining campaigners.
From the snow-capped Andes in the north to the southern Patagonian plains, miners are buying up properties and drilling for gold in the South American country — which [...]
