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- ↑ Sale of iron ore assets to OneSteel Ltd for approximately $346 million WPG Resources 22 August 2011
- ↑ Completion of Acquisition of WPG Resources Iron Ore Subsidiaries OneSteel 6 October 2011
- ↑ OneSteel buy Peculiar Knob iron assets NineMSN 22 August 2011
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