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BHP moves away from iron ore to focus on new darling: copper

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 11, 2014 | 3:51 pm Base Metals Precious Metals Top Companies Australia Europe Copper Gold Iron Ore Silver 

[caption id="attachment_811002" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Forget iron ore for now, the world’s largest mining company is making a bold bet on copper.[/caption] Global mining giant BHP Billiton (ASX:BHP) has decided to move away from iron ore and direct upcoming investment to new...

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