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Former Xstrata boss tried buying BHP’s coal division: report

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 10, 2014 | 1:17 pm Base Metals Battery Metals Energy Precious Metals Top Companies Australia Canada Europe Coal Gold Nickel Rare Earth 

Former Xstrata boss Mick Davis’ new company held talks with BHP Billiton (ASX:BHP) earlier this year to buy its unloved operations, in an ambitious deal that would have broken up the world’s biggest miner, FT.com sources confirmed. But BHP rejected...

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