ArcelorMittal sees Rio, BHP losing grip

摘要

Two watchmen, taking shade from the equatorial sun under the arm of a rusting electric earth mover, are guarding the future of Arcelor-Mittal, the world's largest steelmaker. The men, clad in faded cotton shirts, survey a 50-story pyramid of earth marking the Nim-ba iron-ore mine in Yekepa, Liberia. ArcelorMittal plans to reopen the operation in 2009. The mine was abandoned in 1992 as civil war engulfed the nation.