Aug 16 (Reuters) - BHP Billiton (LON:BLT) Ltd BHP.AX :
* "Expect findings of the external investigation into the cause of the dam
failure to be released shortly"
* "Near-term is difficult"
* "On track to deliver US$2.2 billion of gains over two years to end FY 2017"
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