Metal NewsMetals news continually updated from thousands of sources around the net.BHP bid clears hurdle- July 3, 2008 BHP Billiton Ltd has cleared specific competition hurdles in the United States for its planned $164 billion takeover of rival mining giant Rio Tinto Ltd.http://www.topix.net/business/metals/2008/07/bhp-bid-clears-hurdle?fromrss=1 Ivanhoe shares fall after election fraud allegations in Mongolia spark riots- July 3, 2008 Deadly riots sparked by allegations of election fraud in Mongolia helped erase market gains for Ivanhoe Mines Ltd.http://www.topix.net/business/metals/2008/07/ivanhoe-shares-fall-after-election-fraud-alle... Fortune Minerals looks for partners, alternatives for Mount Klappan coal- July 2, 2008 Fortune Minerals Limited said Wednesday it is looking at strategic alternatives to advance its Mount Klappan anthracite coal project in northwest British Columbia.http://www.topix.net/business/metals/2008/07/fortune-minerals-looks-for-partners-alternati... Six dead in shooting at Henderson plastics company- July 2, 2008 Staff and wire reports Originally published 06:36 a.m., June 25, 2008 Updated 09:43 a.m., June 25, 2008 ERIN McCRACKEN Courier & Press Workers with American Enviro-Services cleans up an area surrounded by ...http://www.topix.net/business/metals/2008/07/six-dead-in-shooting-at-henderson-plastics-co... New Heights For Cleveland-Cliffs- July 2, 2008 Rising iron ore prices and the takeover battle for Rio Tinto are raising interest in smaller U.S. miner Cleveland-Cliffs . On Monday, rumors spread that steel tycoon Lakshmi Mittal was considering taking a ...http://www.topix.net/business/metals/2008/07/new-heights-for-cleveland-cliffs?fromrss=1 New Rti wins $5M contract to assist Fda in food safety- July 1, 2008 RTI International will work with the Food and Drug Administration to help improve food safety under terms of a five-year contract worth some $5 million.http://www.topix.net/business/metals/2008/07/new-rti-wins-5m-contract-to-assist-fda-in-foo... Citation to Transfer Production from Texas to Alabama- July 1, 2008 Citation Corp. will reduce capacity at its Lufkin, TX, ductile-iron foundry by the end of September, and will transfer some product lines from Lufkin to its Brewton, AL, foundry.http://www.topix.net/business/metals/2008/07/citation-to-transfer-production-from-texas-to... Gunman at Ky. plant warned girlfriend of rampage- July 1, 2008 Daniel R. Patmore AP Photo Police tape in cordons off an area in front of the entrance to Atlantic Plastics Inc.http://www.topix.net/business/metals/2008/07/gunman-at-ky-plant-warned-girlfriend-of-rampa... |