Sentence examples for iron joint from inspiring English sources

In 1863, Murphy designed the first pin-connected truss bridge with both wrought iron tension and compression components and cast iron joint blocks and pedestals.

Stops, keys and foot pedals use an ingenious system of rigid oak and limewood strips, called "trackers," connected at right angles to hand-forged iron joints.

The move follows the collapse of its iron ore joint venture with BHP Billiton.

There was further bad news for two of the big miners as their teetering iron ore joint venture finally collapsed.

Among the miners BHP Billiton lost 59.5p to £22.75 as regulatory issues continued to surround its proposed iron ore joint venture with Rio Tinto, down 71.5p to 3990.5p.

But Palmer's flagship company Mineralogy, with its royalty stream from a Western Australian iron ore joint venture, appeared likely to remain "very healthy financially", Park said.

However Citigroup said that there could be more to go for with Rio, especially if its iron ore joint venture with BHP Billiton falls by the wayside, prompting BHP to make another full bid for its rival.

Citi said: We continue to see risks to the iron ore joint venture from pressure for Rio to renegotiate terms given it is selling down the highest growth/return asset, regulatory hurdles and shareholder approval.

Rio Tinto rose 165p to £34.90 and BHP Billiton was 91.5p better at 2031.5p as the Western Australian government approved the two companies' £116bn iron ore joint venture in return for the payment of higher mining royalties.

HONG KONG — BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto on Monday pulled the plug on their plans to form a $116 billion iron ore joint venture after regulators in Australia and elsewhere signaled they would block the deal because of competition concerns.

Relations between Rio and the Chinese group soured last month after the miner called off a bigger equity partnership and opted instead for the rights issue and an iron ore joint venture with a rival, BHP Billiton, prompting China's state media to brand Rio as a "dishonorable woman".