Macmahon pitches $446m hostile takeover at Ausdrill; Verve expected to lose $334m in next 2 years; Talbot triggers coal shake-up; Iluka puts faith in spot prices for zircon future; AWB solid depite two-year drought

Macmahon pitches $446m hostile takeover at Ausdrill; Verve expected to lose $334m in next 2 years; Talbot triggers coal shake-up; Iluka puts faith in spot prices for zircon future; AWB solid depite two-year drought