SYDNEY (Reuters UK) - A January 15 deadline for a European Union ruling on mining giant BHP Billiton Ltd/Plc's BHP bid for rival Rio Tinto Ltd/Plc RIO could slip by up to three weeks after BHP missed a deadline to offer asset divestments, the Australian Financial Review paper reported on...
SYDNEY (Reuters UK) - Mining giant BHP Billiton BHPBLT is facing lost sales of up to $600 million (403 million pounds) in its iron ore business in the second half of 2008, a newspaper reported on Saturday.The group's Chief Commercial Officer Alberto Calderon told The Australian that credit issues had...