Too late Kmickel,Deal is as good as done and dusted, just paper...

Too late Kmickel,

Deal is as good as done and dusted, just paper work to sign and board to sign off imo.

Iron ore slide may be temporary as banks in China are demaing debt repayment from stell mills before the end of the financial year.

Even at $80 a tonne SDL is highly profitable along with RIO most of the rest will fall along the way.

If this is a marathon only Rio and SDL will be in contention when the runners enter the stadium for the final lap.

Cheers J