Rio Tinto to acquire remaining Turquoise Hill shares for US$3.3bn
The FTSE 100 miner will pay C$43 per share for the remaining 49% of Turquoise Hill that it does not currently own
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Rio Tinto Ltd is a leading international mining group that finds, mines and processes the earth's mineral resources. The Group's major products include aluminium, copper, diamonds, energy products, gold, industrial minerals (borates, titanium dioxide, salt and talc), and iron ore. Its activities span the world but are strongly represented in Australia and North America. There are also significant businesses in South America, Asia, Europe and southern Africa.
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The FTSE 100 miner will pay C$43 per share for the remaining 49% of Turquoise Hill that it does not currently own
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FTSE 100 closed on Thursday around 135 points lower, or 1.8%, at 7,148
Since Rio made its initial proposal, Turquoise’s share price has declined roughly 35%
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Rio Tinto has made a US$2.7bn offer to buy the 49% interest it does not already hold in Canada’s Turquoise Hill Resources with the aim of moving the Oyu Tolgoi copper project forward
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Switch into Anglo American which derives 26% of its revenue from China versus Rio’s 57%
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