Gabon and BHP Billiton have Belinga deal - govt official

Gabon and mining firm BHP Billiton have reached a deal over the Belinga iron ore concession in Gabon after it was taken off China's CMEC, a government official from the Central African nation's government told Reuters on Friday. CMEC secured rights to the Belinga with a 2007 deal. But the project was shrouded in controversy and stalled first over concerns raised about environmental impact of the project and then over whether CMEC would be able to deliver.

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