BHP Billiton Ltd and Rio Tinto Ltd - joint venture in Western Australian iron ore production

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Type of assessment Informal Review

Reference 37803

Acquirer(s)

BHP Billiton Ltd

Target(s)

Rio Tinto Ltd

Industry Iron ore

Summary

BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto propose to form a joint venture for the production of iron ore in Western Australia.

Date commenced 7^th December 2009

Project staff Morelle Bull
Alistair Beasley

Contact Email mergers@accc.gov.au

Market inquiries

Market inquiries have now closed. Queries regarding the ACCC's review may be addressed to Morelle Bull and Alistair Beasley at mergers@accc.gov.au.

Indicative timeline

Date	Event
7^th December 2009	ACCC commenced review under the Merger Review Process Guidelines.
15^th January 2010	Closing date for submissions from interested parties.
16^th February 2010	ACCC requested further information from the proposed joint venture parties - ACCC timeline suspended. Former proposed date for the announcement of the ACCC's findings of 24 February delayed.
28^th April 2010	Proposed date for announcement of ACCC's findings.

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