Report: Guinea will strip Vale, BSGR of all Simandou rights
Brazilian giant acquired the interest in Simandou from diamond tycoon Beny Steinmetz's mining arm BSGR for $2.5 billion in 2010.
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Iron ore price tracks higher as Chinese finance deals unravel
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BHP wants to build world’s largest underground coal mine
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