Rio Tinto Says China Iron-Ore Talks Not Dead Yet CNBC Rio Tinto, the world number-two iron ore miner, is still in talks with Chinese steel mills over iron ore prices, the firm said on Monday, dousing speculation that both sides had given up on a June 30 deadline. ] and world No. 3 iron ore miner BHP Billiton BHP ] ...
Anglo may seek Brazil partner, not defence move The Guardian By Eric Onstad and Quentin Webb LONDON, June 29 (Reuters) - Miner Anglo American is considering finding a partner for its huge iron ore project in Brazil, but the move is not a defence against an unwanted approach from rival Xstrata, sources familiar...
Rio Tinto Says China Iron-Ore Talks Not Dead Yet CNBC Rio Tinto, the world number-two iron ore miner, is still in talks with Chinese steel mills over iron ore prices, the firm said on Monday, dousing speculation that both sides had given up on a June 30 deadline. ] and world No. 3 iron or...
Anglo seeks Dubai cash to develop Brazilian ore project The Times | Anglo American, the mining conglomerate that is being stalked by Xstrata, its Swiss-based rival, is in talks with Dubai Natural Resources World to co-develop iron ore assets in Brazil. | The discussions with the Gulf company, owned by the Emirate o...
Anglo's Brazil move ill-timed, says Trahar Business Report | By Antony Sguazzin | Anglo American's $5.5 billion (R44.4bn) acquisition of Brazilian iron ore mines last year was "ill-timed" because commodity prices were expected to fall from their peak, former chief executive Tony Trahar said yesterday. | Angl...
What to see in South Park this weekend The Examiner Comment RSS Email Print | Beginning Thursday and ending Sunday the South Park Music Tour, the "World's Highest Music Festival" comes to Fairplay and Alma, Colorado http://www.southparkmusictour.com/. While the festival itse...
Brazilian miner Vale in no rush over China talks Mineweb RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - | Brazilian mining group Vale is in no rush to finish iron ore price talks with Chinese steelmakers and sees little possibility they could buy ore on spot markets, the company's chief executive said on Thursday....
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Amazon floods drive 186,000 off homes Gulf News | Sao Paulo: Floods and mudslides from months of heavy rains in northern Brazil have driven more than 186,000 from their homes, killed at least 19 people and cut off shipments from...
Vale invests in biodiesel for its own use Energy Current 6/24/2009 | RIO DE JANEIRO: Brazilian metals and mining company Vale S.A. is investing in a project to produce biodiesel to supply its operations in the northern region of Brazil, from 2014 onwards. The project will use palm oil as raw material, whic...
More mining M&A talk has Vale on acquisitions trail Mineweb RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - | Potential mining mergers have sparked talk that Brazil's Vale may try to acquire a major industry player, though local analysts say Vale would probably target small companies as the economy slows. | Some believ...
Big bonuses are dead - long live the big bonus The Guardian | Lord Turner, chairman of the Financial Services Authorities, is right. If "the biggest in the history of market capitalism" can't generate sufficient enthusiasm for radical reform of the banking system, then nothing will. That much is obvious. The ...
Swarovski's shining light The Australian | AT a private screening of The Young Victoria in London, glossy-magazine journalists were gathered to watch the thin and pretty Emily Blunt romanticise the rotund and plain young monarch, just the ticket to pep up the economically depressed on a chi...
Takeover talk grips mining sector as rivals target Anglo and Xstrata The Guardian | Chinalco and Vale in bid speculation after Anglo American rejects Xstrata's £40bn merger | An expected upturn in China's economic fortunes is driving interest in mining shares. Photograph: HO/REUTERS | Brazilian miner Vale and Chinalco, the Chines...
Corinthians win Copa Brasil for second trophy of season The Guardian RIO DE JANEIRO, July 1 (Reuters) - Corinthians lifted their second trophy of the season when they won the Copa Brasil on Wednesday. A 2-2 draw at Internacional in the second leg in Porto Alegre, in which two players were sent off and both coaches dismissed, earned Corinthians a 4-2 aggregate victory. Inter's Argentine midfielder Andres D'Alessandro...
China steels for a showdown Asia Times | By Olivia Chung | HONG KONG - China, a growing and often welcome presence in the international financial world, appears ready to give another display of its impotence in global corporate matters as the country's steel industry joins in annual price talks with newly muscled-up iron ore suppliers. | The China Iron and Steel Association is seeking a...
