Expressions of interest place Rio U.S. coal property sale back in limelight

摘要

Buzz around Rio Tinto's upcoming sale of its Western U.S. coal mines has been pretty timid. It's far easier to gather reasons why a particular won't buy Rio Tinto Energy America (RTEA) than it is to gather reasons they will. Yet someone will shell out 4 billion dollars bucks, or whatever, and several someones surely are lined up to try. Companies interested in the Powder River Basin (mainly) and Colorado mines had until July 9 to offer expressions of interest, Reuters reported.