Rio Tinto offers US$2.7-billion for remaining 49-per-cent stake in 'crown jewel' Canadian copper miner Turquoise Hill - The Globe and Mail

London-based Rio’s offer is a 32-per-cent premium to Friday’s closing price

Rio Tinto Group is proposing to buy the 49 per cent of Canadian miner Turquoise Hill Resources Ltd. it doesnt already own for US$2.7-billion, potentially putting an end to years of strife with Turquo… [+4143 chars]

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