ozl - as a potential acquirer

With RIO likely to focus its funds on the Oyu Tolgoi project, RIO is likely to divest its 59% in IVA (held from Ivanhoe Mines).

OZL with a depleting Prominent Hill and Carrapateena not ready for production until post 2016.

IVA is already in production with a long life mine in Conclurry, which neighbours Xstrata.

IVA should be ripe and easy for a change of ownership and better suited with a smaller miner but growing, like OZL.