Medals delivered to Olympic organisers

An Australian mining company sponsoring the Olympics has handed over the batch of 6,000 medals for the upcoming Olympics and Paralympics to Beijing organisers.

During an hour-long ceremony today, BHP Billiton China President Clinton Dines formally turned over the gold, silver and bronze medals that will be awarded to winning athletes during the August games.

The Melbourne-based company, the world’s largest mining company, said the gold, silver and copper used in making the medals were shipped from its mines in Chile and Australia. The medals were actually made in China.