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Forrest's 20-year wait for Australian railway revenge

If revenge is a dish best served cold than Australian iron ore billionaire, Andrew Forrest, has just been presented with the perfect setting for exacting a price from BHP: a takeover battle in the frozen lowlands of Northern Ontario.

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FMG and BHP are poised to go toe to toe over Noront

The target of both BHP and Forrest is Toronto-listed Noront Resources, which has made what looks to be a high-value nickel, copper and platinum group metals discovery in the James Bay area, dubbed The