<![CDATA[financial accounting and rio tinto Resources | BNET]]> en-us <![CDATA[BHP Denies Rift on Rio Iron Ore Tie-up]]> Reuters UK) - Global miner BHP Billiton BHP dismissed talk on Thursday that rival Rio Tinto RIO was baulking at a proposed $116 billion (69 billion pounds) joint venture in iron ore, insisting the two were close to a binding agreement.Rio Tinto RIO and BHP BLT, the...]]> Wed, 25 Nov 2009 22:00:27 -0800 BLT BLT <![CDATA[Fortescue Metals]]> Mon, 17 Aug 2009 04:43:57 -0700