BHP Billiton-Vale's Brazilian mine said to be seeking cash injection and other top stories.

• BHP Billiton-Vale's Brazilian mine said to be seeking cash injection

  Mining has been halted since November, when a tailings dam collapse killed as many as 19 people and contaminated waterways. Photo: AP Vale SA and BHP Billiton's Brazilian mining joint venture is seeking capital injections from its owners as it runs out of cash after a deadly accident halted output, people with knowledge of the matter said.The iron-ore company's cash will expire by August and it needs contributions from Vale and BHP to stay afloat, two people ..

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• Base metals lift on supply worries, China hopes

  

  Three month nickel on the London Metal Exchange soared 5.6 per cent to close at $US9970 a tonne. Rob Homer Nickel hit the highest in nearly eight months on Friday on worries about possible mine closures in the Philippines while other metals got support from a weaker US dollar and hopes for more stimulus in China.Speculators piled in as aluminium touched the strongest in nearly two months while zinc extended gains, touching another one-year peak,..

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• Tourism numbers sees positive growth

  

  Tourism numbers sees positive growth13:08 Sat Jul 02, 2016Taken from/By: FBC NewsReport by: Ellen StolzFiji’s Tourism sector is seeing positive signs of growth in visitor arrivals. The Tourism Minister reports that from January to June this year, there has been a four point seven percent increase in visitor arrivals compared to the same period last year. Tourism Minister Faiyaz Koya says he was pleased with this growth especially when it was recorded following one of the worst Tropical Cyclone t..

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