BHP and Arcelor Mittal eye African JV

摘要

BHP Billiton Ltd and ArcelorMittal are in talks to combine their iron ore interests in Liberia and Guinea into a single joint venture. The miner said that a combination of these interests should provide an excellent platform for the companies to develop a substantial iron ore business in West Africa. 《The partners will continue to assess the merits of a potential joint venture and will work with the respective governments of Liberia and Guinea to seek their support,》 BHP said in a statement.