Rio Tinto

Rio defector lands at BHP

Defecting from arch-rival Rio Tinto to BHP Billiton meant a one-year break for Andrew Mackenzie, who yesterday started running one of its biggest divisions after one of the longest gardening leaves in the mining industry. The...

Mexoro Minerals Enters Into Negotiations for Project Financing

CHIHUAHUA, Mexico, Nov. 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Mexoro Minerals Ltd. Enters Into Negotiations For Project Financing With Minera Rio Tinto. Mexoro Minerals Ltd. is pleased to announce that it has entered into negotiations...

University Health Care to Open Multi Specialty Center in Kennecott Land s Daybreak Community

Today, Kennecott Land and University Health Care announced plans to construct a 150,000-square-foot healthcare center in the Daybreak Community to serve the southwest valley’s growing population. The multi-specialty health...

REFILE-UPDATE 1-BHP to dig new Australia uranium mine after ban

SYDNEY, Nov 18 Reuters) - BHP Billiton Ltd/ Plc says it wants to develop one of Australia's largest untapped uranium deposits, after the state government where the deposit is located lifted a ban on mining the nuclear power...

Share market down 1.8pc

The Australian share market remains lower after hitting a fresh four-year low. About 2:00pm AEDT, the All Ordinaries Index had fallen 1.8 per cent to 3,576 points. The ASX 200 had lost 66 points to 3,587. All the big banks,...

Finance report

This is a transcript from PM. The program is broadcast around Australia at 5:10pm on Radio National and 6:10pm on ABC Local Radio. You can also listen to the story in MARK COLVIN: Finally to business and finance with Brigid...

Cliffs, Alpha Cancel $10 Billion Merger Pact (at SmartMoney.com)

DOW JONES NEWSWIRES Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. (CLF) and Alpha Natural Resources Inc. (ANR), citing the economic environment and other concerns, terminated their $10 billion merger pact under which Cliffs would have acquired...

Glance-STOCKS NEWS EUROPE-Devro gains on update; Investec hikes target

STOCKS NEWS Reuters Results diary Stocks on the move Real-time Equity News 14.50GMT 17Nov2008-Devro gains on update; Investec hikes target Shares in Devro gain 5.9 percent after the sausage skin maker's third quarter interim...

Soccer America: Rough end to RSL dream, but a win for solid franchise

The ride ended on Saturday for Jámison Olave and Real Salt Lake, but the franchise has come miles since its woeful inception. Four years after investing in MLS, operator-investor Dave Checketts has moved his team into a new...

Glance-STOCKS NEWS EUROPE-British Energy, UK CPI data to feature on Tue

STOCKS NEWS Reuters Results diary Stocks on the move Real-time Equity News 15:05GMT 17Nov2008-British Energy, Lonmin, UK CPI data to feature on Tue Reuters Messaging rm://atul.prakash.reuters.com@reuters.net 14:55GMT...