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"China to Speed Australian Iron Ore After Rio Rebuff"
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=a92qnWPh5WXA

Rio last week scrapped a planned $19.5 billion deal with Aluminum Corp. of China, known as Chinalco, in favor of a share sale and iron ore venture with BHP Billiton Ltd., dashing Chinese expectations of locking in more supplies. Aurox Resources Ltd., Grange Resources Ltd. and Atlas Iron Ltd. may attract increased investment from China, according to Ord Minnett Ltd., an affiliate of JPMorgan Chase & Co.

“We won’t see this trend stopping or being deterred by Chinalco’s rejection because these companies are trying to get sustained supplies with stable prices,” said Zhou Xizeng, a Beijing-based analyst at Citic Securities Co. “Chinese companies have been successful in forming alliances with Australian junior miners.”

“It will refocus interest on the junior iron ore sector in the Pilbara” region of Western Australia, said Mike Young, managing director of Perth-based iron-ore explorer BC Iron Ltd. “The Chinese want to have a more personal level of involvement with their suppliers. The private mills in China will start looking at other players.”