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Chow mine

4 December 2007 By John Foley

It s easy to see why China’s Baosteel might want to block a deal between Rio Tinto and fellow miner BHP Billiton. But a full bid would cost $200bn and be politically risky. Buying a blocking stake makes more sense and would be bad news for Rio.

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