Australian government paves way for Xstrata to takeover WMC

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AFP - The Australian government said it would not block Anglo-Swiss mining giant Xstrata's hostile takeover bid for WMC Resources despite opposition within its own ranks at giving a foreign company control of the world's largest uranium deposit.

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