Shares in BHP and other leading mining groups, including its takeover target Rio Tinto, have plunged in the past two months in line with sharp drops in commodity prices on expectations of weaker global growth and reduced demand from China.
过去两个月，必和必拓以及包括其收购目标力拓在内的其它领先矿业集团的股价一直大幅下跌，与大宗商品价格大幅下跌的走势一致。大宗商品价格下跌的原因是，投资者预期，全球增长将趋弱，而中国需求将下降。
Stern Hu, Rio Tinto`s top iron ore negotiator with China and an Australian citizen, was detained in Shanghai on Sunday on suspicion of spying, stealing state secrets and causing economic harm to the nation, in a case that has rocked the Chinese steel and iron industry.
与中国谈判的力拓铁矿集团高层谈判代表，澳籍市民斯特恩。胡，被疑参与间谍活动、盗取国家机密、损害国家经济，于周日在上海被拘留，这一事件在中国的钢铁业界引起了轰动。
Rio Tinto and Vale said that they had cut production of iron ore between 18% and 25%.
力拓和淡水河谷说已将产量减少了18%至25%。
Rio Tinto ore production so far this year about 50% sold in the spot market.
力拓今年到目前为止生产的矿石约50%是在现货市场出售的。
The first formal contacts of the secretive – and often acrimonious – annual negotiations will take place between Chinese steel millers led by Baosteel and miners Vale of Brazil, Rio Tinto and BHP Billiton.
银行家表示，由于铁矿石价格在过去5年上涨逾300%，降价只会略微减少矿业集团的营业收入。上次铁矿石降价是在2002年，降幅为2.4%，当时全球经济在网络泡沫后出现放缓。
The abandonment of a large investment by Chinalco in Rio Tinto leaves the Chinese state-owned group smarting and a question mark over the Beijing government's strategy of scooping up natural resources around the world.
放弃对力拓的大笔投资，令中铝这家中国国有企业感到痛苦，同时也给中国政府在全球各地争夺天然资源的战略打上一个问号。
In February 2010, Bosai Minerals Group purchased its 80% shares from Rio Tinto PLC., the remaining 20% shares are still held by the Government of Ghana.
重庆博赛集团于2010年2月从力拓集团购买了其80%股权，将其纳入博赛集团旗下，GBC其余20%的股权仍由加纳政府持有。
The immediate reaction from most observers was that the investment was part of a broader Chinese effort to complicate or even block BHP Billiton's plans to buy Rio Tinto.
多数观察人士的直接反应是：此笔投资是中国方面加大必和必拓收购力拓计划的难度、甚至阻止该计划的举措之一。
But in a country where everyone from human rights activists to Rio Tinto executives are routinely locked up on the basis of vague and malleable charges, how appropriate that powerful party officials can be hoisted by their own petard.
但在一个所有人--从人权激进分子到力拓高管--都可能由于语焉不清且可以更改的指控而被关押的国家，大权在握的共产党干部可能会搬起石头砸自己的脚，此言诚不我欺。
Some analysts previously raised concern about a deal with Chinalco, saying that Rio Tinto risks upsetting its loyal investor base by seeking investments from China instead of offering shares to all investors, especially after Rio Tinto's stock fell 62 percent over the past 12 months
一些分析员以前提高对与，说力拓冒险通过从中国那儿寻找投资让它的忠诚投资群感到不安的中国铝业的协议的关注而不是给所有投资者提供股份，尤其是在力拓股票在过去的12月中下跌百分之62之后。
China's major steel enterprises with the China Steel Association has, accepted the request of Rio Tinto.
中国主要钢企却与中钢协貌合神离，接受了力拓的要求。
Three of Mr. Hu's Rio Tinto colleagues received sentences ranging from seven to 14 years.
胡士泰另外三名受到指控的中国同事分别被判处了7到14年有期徒刑。
This email is the sole property of Rio Tinto Limited and may be confidential.
这电子邮件是里约Tinto 单一物产被限制和也许是机要的。
So the people that have been provoked by Rio Tinto feel that they have no option but to strike back.
既然这样，中钢协和先前被rio得罪的人，也就没路可退了。
Southeast University Law School Professor Zhang Malin that merit, Rio Tinto and BHP Billiton have long to realize that this point.
东南大学法学院张马林教授认为，按道理来说，力拓和必和必拓早就该认识到这点。
Some in China complained Rio Tinto and Anglo-Australian miner BHP Billiton weren't doing enough to boost capacity to meet Chinese demand and keep ore prices from jumping.
中国的一些人抱怨说，力拓和英澳矿业公司必和必拓在提振产能以满足中国需求、遏制铁矿石价格上涨方面做得不够。
Rio Tinto says that it may put the sale on hold due to the current poor credit conditions for any potential buyers.
Rio Tinto的说，它年夜概把出售的进行，因为今朝的扶贫信贷前提的任何隐藏买家。
I believe Stern Hu and Rio Tinto are fully aware of this, he said.
在这一方面，我想胡士泰本人还有力拓公司是清楚的。他说。
Rio Tinto and BHP Billiton are already selling almost half of their supplies on the spot market, with Vale also ramping up spot sales.
力拓和必和必拓在现货市场销售的铁矿石已经接近其产量的一半，而淡水河谷的现货销售也逐渐增加。
A case against four Rio Tinto PLC employees that shocked the international business community and threatened to blow a hole in Sino-Australia relations could reach a key juncture Monday.
一起针对力拓公司四名在华员工的案子周一有可能迎来一个关键时刻。这起案件曾震惊了国际商界，并有可能损害中国和澳大利亚的关系。
The four detainees included Stern Hu, general manager of Rio Tinto's Shanghai office in charge of iron ore business in China.
Rio Tinto's business in China was hampered by the arrest of its Shanghai office staff member Stern Hu on charges of stealing State secrets.
The Rio Tinto and Avon cases are examples of how menacing this cancerous disease has become.
The Chinese government's probe into the Rio Tinto commercial spying case may not have a major impact on foreign companies'business investment decisions about China.
" Most of the synergies seem to come from the competitive advantage of Rio Tinto's assets, " Cobban said.
Soaring commodity prices have fueled a wave of consolidation activity in the mining sector, headlined by BHP Billiton's hostile bid for rival Rio Tinto Plc.
Chinalco is now in initial talks with Rio Tinto on buying convertible debt or minority stakes in some of its units.
BHP Billiton Ltd and Rio Tinto Group added more than 6 percent as copper rallied on optimism metals consumption in China will increase.
Barclays Plc and Rio Tinto Group fell more than 4 percent on concern the deepening recession will crimp earnings.
Rio Tinto said the share deal would reduce the company's overall debt, allowing it to meet repayment obligations.