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Rio Tinto releases second quarter production results

Rio Tinto chief executive J-S Jacques said “This was a solid quarter for production, including record output at our bauxite operations. Iron ore production was in line with last year, although iron ore shipments were impacted by an acceleration in our rail maintenance programme following poor weather in the first quarter. We believe our focus …

Rio Tinto and Minmetals agree to look at exploration collaboration

6 June 2017 Rio Tinto and Minmetals have today signed a Heads of Agreement (HoA) to discuss opportunities for potential collaboration in mineral exploration. It follows a Memorandum of Understanding signed in March this year when both parties committed to examine opportunities for cooperation and collaboration. The HoA sets out the principles and framework for …