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Anglo American under shareholder pressuresilversalmon, may continue mining merger talks with BHP Billiton worth £ 38.6 billionsilversalmonThe negotiation period has been extended by one week.
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[Shareholders urge Anglo American and BHP Billiton to continue negotiations] According to a person familiar with the matter, BlackRock and other important shareholders are pushing Anglo American to continue negotiations with BHP Billiton on a mining merger worth 38.6 billion pounds. Although Anglo American rejected BHP Billiton's third acquisition plan on Wednesday, the two companies immediately agreed to extend the negotiation deadline by one week.
