June 18 (Reuters) - Australian iron ore miner Atlas Iron AGO.AX on Monday sought a trading halt of its shares pending an announcement regarding a "control transaction proposal."
Fortescue Metals FMG.AX and billionaire Gina Rinehart have built up stakes large enough to block Atlas's takeover by Mineral Resources for A$280 million ($208.2 million) announced in April. ($1 = 1.3450 Australian dollars)