TAKE A LOOK-BHP Billiton bids for Rio Tinto

BHP Billiton Ltd/Plc (BHP.AX: Quote, Profile, Research) (BLT.L: Quote, Profile, Research) Chief Executive
Marius Kloppers won't rule out adding cash to its all-share,
around $135 billion bid for Rio Tinto Ltd/Plc (RIO.AX: Quote, Profile, Research) (RIO.L: Quote, Profile, Research),
amid persistent rumours that a Chinese entity is looking to buy
shares in BHP. Chinese steel companies, meanwhile, are urged to
boycott iron ore Rio sells in the spot market.

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----------- LATEST STORIES > BHP shares at record on China
stake talk [ID:nSYD115459] > China industry
group attacks Rio iron ore sales [ID:nSHA309771] > BHP
CEO won't rule out adding cash to Rio bid-CNBC
[ID:nSYD11531] > BHP Billiton shares hit record on China stake
talk [ID:nSYD53306]
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----------- ANALYSIS/BACKGROUND > BHP sees petroleum arm
growing by acquisition [ID:nSYD297507] > BHP CEO
says China to buy stake in firm one day
[ID:nL07810742] > BHP defends oil unit as having good growth
prospects [ID:nL07797208] > BHP in ongoing talks with EU
over Rio takeover [ID:nL02247015] > Rio Tinto sees
break-up as a reserve option-report [ID:nSYD107749] >
China may agree 85 pct iron ore price rise-sources
[ID:nSHA154950] > BHP approves $1.9 bln Worsley Alumina
expansion [ID:nSYD10493] > Rio considers working with
Chinalco on bauxite [ID:nSYD165273] > Rio defends its
rebuff of BHP to its shareholders [ID:nSYD26923] > BHP
Q3 copper output drops; CEO swipes at Rio
[ID:nSYD38107] > Australia minister welcomes China mining
investment [ID:nSHA296918] > The odd couple: China woos
unloved Aussie iron ore [ID:nHKG218177] > Rio sells more
assets as fresh bid talk swirls [ID:nSYD88910] > Rio
output mixed; China growth, bid talk lift shares
[ID:nSYD21165] > Australia to scrutinise any China move on BHP

[ID:nSYD72728] > China planning to buy stake in BHP
Billiton-report [ID:nSYD7386] > Rio Tinto says doesn't
need BHP to find value [ID:nN07225611] > BHP calls
on Rio to prove takeover bid too low [ID:nL27716752]
> BHP to face growing pressure to raise Rio offer anew
[ID:nL19246082] > Chinalco more likely to raise Rio stake than
cut it [ID:nHKG314118] > Rio CEO says Chinalco stake
bolsters BHP rejection [ID:nN05634643] > China steel
mills too slow to take Rio stake-executive [ID:nPEK214274] >
RLPC-BHP Billiton talks to lenders on record $55 bln loan
[ID:nL03840577] > Rio Tinto H2 underlying profit rises 9 pct

[ID:nSYD170151] > Rio Tinto says may work together
with Chinalco [ID:nL13113497] > BHP may have to
sweeten again to budge Rio - analysts [ID:nSYD277450] > BHP
raises Rio bid; no immediate Chinese riposte
[ID:nSYD136350] > Chinalco in no rush to leap into Rio
counterbid [ID:nHKG213891] > Rio shareholders
underwhelmed by firmer BHP offer [ID:nL06293363]
NEWSMAKERS > Rio Tinto's chief waits for richer BHP offer

[ID:nSYD297293] > New, no-nonsense BHP boss has Rio
Tinto in his sights [ID:nSP85882] > Chinalco chief, in
second wind, hits bullseye [ID:nPEK84655]
FACTBOXES > Chronology of BHP Billiton bid for Rio Tinto

[ID:nB445645] > Rankings of major mining groups

[ID:nB441102] > World's 10 largest M&A deals

[ID:nSYD188269] > How BHP and Rio
compare in metals output [ID:nL01456311] >
Recent major base metals mergers
[ID:nL08630777] > Chinalco, maker of a tenth of the world's
aluminium [ID:nHKG185059] > Chinese companies expand
mining overseas [ID:nT156255]
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