DEALTALK-Race for Australian mine assets gets crowded
January 17, 2012 at 01:33 AM EST
MELBOURNE/SYDNEY, Jan 17 (Reuters) - Asian and U.S. companies racing to snap up coal, iron ore and uranium assets to meet booming demand for power and steel making will give dominant Chinese buyers a run for their money in what's likely to be another bumper year for Australian mining M&A.