NEWS RELEASE
Release Time IMMEDIATE
Date 26 May 2006
Number 19/06
BHP BILLITON SETTLES IRON ORE PRICES WITH JAPANESE, KOREAN AND
EUROPEAN STEEL CUSTOMERS
BHP Billiton today announced it had reached agreement with a number of its Japanese,
Korean and European steel customers on prices for contracted iron ore tonnage for the 2006
contract year.
Prices increased by 19% over prices negotiated in respect of the 2005 year across the range
of lump and fines iron ore products supplied by BHP Billiton.
123enen said:I am a little confused.
Magnetite blast furnace pellets have gone down 3%.
I understand this is the product that Asia Iron (MGX) propose to make as part of their 50/50 joint venture with Shougang. This is not good news is it?
shinobi346 said:"Mt Gibson launches Aztec takeover bid
July 24, 2006
Iron ore junior Mount Gibson Iron Ltd has launched a friendly takeover bid for Aztec Resources Ltd, which it says will create Australia's leading pure-play iron ore producer.
Aztec shareholders are being offered one new Mount Gibson share for every three Aztec shares held, which values Aztec shares at 26.3 cents each, based on the Mount Gibson volume weighted average price on July 21."
I'm a bit concerned over the number of outstanding MGX shares out there but this takeover looks welcome. It's better than what they part owned with Shoudang IMO. With Aztecs resources + MGX's mines, MGX could become a powerhouse of high grade iron ore.
noirua said:MGX have fallen back to 75 cents and this takeover may give a chance to get in closer to 60 cents. Comments by " Aireview " concerning likely reductions in demand for iron ore from China and future weakness in the iron ore price, is likely to keep the MGX share price down.
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