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BHP splashing $917 million on new iron ore port

BHP Billiton (NYSE:BHP) has approved close to a billion dollars to construct a new port facility in Western Australia.

Andrew Topf | February 2, 2012 | 6:43 am

Iron ore billionaire Gina Rinehart is “gonna be the whole shooting match” after raiding media group

The richest woman in the world, Gina Rinehart, on Wednesday dropped $200 million in "loose change" to more than double her stake in Australian newspaper group Fairfax to add to her shares in a television channel prompting questions about the mining magnate's motivations.

Frik Els | February 1, 2012 | 10:11 pm

London Mining makes first shipment from Sierra Leone

Junior miner London Mining’s stocks (LON:LOND) went up almost five per cent today as the company announced two major milestones: the first shipment of iron ore from its Marampa project in Sierra Leone and the commencement of production of coking coal in Colombia.

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 1, 2012 | 2:10 pm

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BHP splashing $917 million on new iron ore port

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