Arch Coal has completed the acquisition of Rio Tinto's Jacobs Ranch coal mine for $764 million. For Rio Tinto, under tremendous pressure to reduce its $42-billion debt, the selling spree has just got underway. Meanwhile, rival BHP Billiton is sitting pretty with $18 billion in cash, and is eyeing 5 acquisitions. So is Western Coal.
About four Indonesian investors are interested in taking over a coal project owned by BHP Billiton Ltd. For full story, click here
Global miner BHP Billiton has agreed to take a 58 percent price cut for the coal it sells to major steel-makers, in line with market expectations and a sharp dip in the international steel industry. Sydney-based Patersons Securities coal analyst Andrew Harrington stated: We had assumed 60 percent decline. For full story, click here
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