BHP (BHP) chief executive Mike Henry met with government officials in South Africa last week, fueling speculation that the Australian miner will resurrect its failed bid for Johannesburg-based rival Anglo American (NGLOY), Financial Times’ Leslie Hook reports. Henry and chief development officer Catherine Raw last week met with South Africa government officials and the Public Investment Corporation, the state-owned asset manager, according to three people with knowledge of the details.
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