UPDATE: BHP Flags Iron Ore Increase After China Deal
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PERTH (Dow Jones)--Having secured Chinese iron ore sales worth US$12.2 billion, Australia-based global miner BHP Billiton Ltd. (BHP) said Tuesday that a further aggressive
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The world's largest mining firm, BHP Billiton, announces profits rose 41% in the second half of 2006.
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Rio Tinto , which is fighting off a takeover approach from rival BHP Billiton , said on Monday it would spend $71 million on a study to expand its Hope Downs iron ore mine in Australia.
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The world's biggest miner, BHP Billiton  , announced the surprise resignation of Chief Executive Chip Goodyear and set an extra $10 billion in share buybacks, driving its shares up 6 percent on Wednesday.
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Stocks were poised to open higher on Monday, boosted by deal news including a report that BHP Billiton has revived plans for a $40 billion takeover of aluminum producer Alcoa Inc. .
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Anglo-Australian mining giant BHP Billiton was forming a joint venture with Japanese steel maker JFE that would underpin iron ore sales worth $3.
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SYDNEY: BHP Billiton sees continuing strong demand for its products despite China&#39;s attempts to slow economic growth, putting it in a strong position to increase earnings after a record US$3.51bil net profit for the June year, up from the previous year&#39;s ...
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HAMISH ROBERTSON: China&#39;s enormous appetite for raw materials to fuel its economic boom is continuing to have spin-offs for Australia, with a new mining deal announced between the two countries.
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Rio Tinto Ltd/Plc  on Thursday hit back at rival BHP Billiton's hostile approach, playing up its independent growth prospects amid renewed speculation of a Chinese-backed counter bid.
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THE share market finished sharply higher today, as resource giant BHP Billiton helped lead the market to a recovery from yesterday&#39;s falls.
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BHP Billiton sweetened its hostile takeover bid for Rio Tinto on Wednesday by lifting its valuation of the mining giant to 147.4 billion dollars as it seeks to exploit a resources boom driven by China.
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BHP Billiton on Wednesday reported its highest profit ever as it beefed up production to meet rising demand from China that bolstered prices for its copper, zinc, silver and lead.
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Rio Tinto , which is fighting  off a takeover approach from rival BHP Billiton , said  on Monday it would spend $71 million on a study to expand its  Hope Downs iron ore mine in Australia.
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Three of Asia's largest steel mills agree to pay Brazilian miner Vale 65% more for iron ore this year.
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SYDNEY (Dow Jones)--Continued strong steelmaking demand from China is expected to drive an 18.6% lift in iron ore prices for Australian producers into 2005, the government&#39;s Australian Bureau of Agricultural &amp; Resource Economics said Monday.
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Alcoa and China's Chinalco are "monitoring developments" after mining giant BHP Billiton's bid for Rio Tinto.
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Along with releasing solid results, BHP has upped the ante for rival Rio Tinto.