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BHP Billiton Takes $3.3 Billion Writedown on Shale, Nickel | |
August 03, 2012 BHP Billiton, the world's biggest miner, said on Friday it would take a $2.84 billion writedown on the value of the U.S. Fayetteville shale gas assets it bought in 2011 and a further $450 million writedown for Australian nickel assets. Source: http://www.cnbc.com/id/48476005?__source=RSS*tag*&par=RSS |