TAKE A LOOK-Rio Tinto's planned tie up with China's Chinalco

Major UK-based investors in Rio Tinto Ltd /Plc (RIO.AX)
(RIO.L) have demanded afresh that the mining giant scrap a deal
with Chinalco and actively pursue a new capital raising or a
sale of assets to rival BHP Billiton Ltd/Plc (BHP.AX) (BLT.L).
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LATEST DEAL NEWS > Drop China deal for rights issue: Rio
holders [ID:nLD828508] > Rio head to meet investors on
Chinalco-paper [ID:nSYD406830] > China willing to do Rio deal
without Hamersley [ID:nHKG322457] > Rio Tinto says no talks to
revise Chinalco deal[ID:nSYD476196] > Chinalco against any
changes in Rio deal-FT [ID:nSYD488655] > Australian
opposition wants China deal blocked [ID:nSYD152241] > Rio to
scrap Chinalco deal if s'holders opposed[ID:nSYD384244] > Rio
Q1 iron ore output down, defends China deal [ID:nLF163012]
BACKGROUND > COLUMN-Take the rights road to Rio: Neil
Collins[ID:nL6982199] > Australia shows ambivalence about China
capital[ID:nSYD361160] > Rio Tinto lines up $8 bln rights issue
-report [ID:nSP413684] > Rio shareholder Aberdeen backs
Chinalco deal [ID:nSYD503604] > Don't assume Australia
approves Chinalco-Rio
[ID:nSYD483898] > BHP browsing, new bid for Rio doubtful

[ID:nLU200121] > Chinalco passes German scrutiny over Rio
deal [ID:nSYD365797] > Chinalco says confident of Rio deal, no
plan B [ID:nPEK251990] > COLUMN-Rio admits to Plan B

[ID:nLR98770] > Australian foreign-investment
guidelines [ID:nSYD485946] > Q+A-Could Aussie rules block
Chinalco Rio bid? [ID:nSP337641] THE RIO-CHINALCO DEAL > Key
points of Rio Tinto-Chinalco deal [ID:nSYD405125] > Rio
sells copper, aluminium assets to Chinalco [ID:nSP61458] >
Rio sells $7.2 bln in bonds to Chinalco [ID:nLC358540]
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