Rio Tinto sale to Yancoal resets mood for Australian coal mine deals
January 25, 2017 at 03:29 AM EST
SYDNEY, Jan 25 (Reuters) - Chinese-owned Yancoal's $2.45 billion purchase of the Coal & Allied division of Rio Tinto is setting the stage for more big-ticket coal mining acquisitions in Australia, where more than $10 billion in assets are waiting to be sold.