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Rio Tinto Limited (ASX:RIO) is engaged in metal and mineral production. The Company's business units are based on product group. The Aluminum group mines bauxite, refines alumina for both primary aluminum production and specialty alumina markets. The Copper group produces copper, with valuable by-products of gold and molybdenum, which has operations and projects that are located in North and South America, Africa, Asia and Australia. The Diamonds and Minerals group produces diamonds, borates, titanium dioxide feedstock, talc, high purity iron, metal powders, zircon and rutile. The Energy group supplies thermal and coking coal to the Asian seaborne market, as well as supplies uranium oxide to electric power utilities worldwide. The Iron Ore supplies seaborne iron ore trade and produces direct saleable lump and fines ore, pellets and concentrates. On March 1, 2010, the Company completed the sale of its Alcan Packaging Food Americas division to Bemis Company, Inc. http://www.riotinto.com/

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Rio Tinto Insists on Iron Ore Growth Plans
Rio Tinto Insists on Iron Ore Growth Plans

By IBTimes AU

Rio Tinto remains on track to expand its iron ore operations despite earlier indications from the mining giant's CEO, Tom Albanese, that at a certain period the company will temporarily slow down on its output plans. (4:39 am)

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China will fast track approvals for infrastructure investment to combat a slowdown in the economy, a state-backed newspaper reported on Tuesday, underlining a call by Premier Wen Jiabao for policies to maintain growth. (May 22)

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By IBTimes AU

Weeks before a parliamentary election, Mongolia has approved a draft law that bans or limits the potential ownership of any foreign state-owned companies of its massive natural resources. (May 18)

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BHP warns commodity markets to cool further

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BHP Billiton <BHP.AX> <BLT.L> said it expects commodity markets to cool further and that investors have lost confidence in the longer-term health of the global economy, in the most cautious comments yet from the world's biggest miner. (May 16)

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Asian shares fell on Thursday, as a weak Chinese trade data stoked fears of a growth slowdown, further undermining risk appetites already reduced by worries about the health of Spanish banks and deepening political chaos in Greece. (May 10)

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Shares pressured by weak China data, Europe jitters

By Reuters UK

Asian shares fell on Thursday, as a weak Chinese trade data stoked fears of a growth slowdown, further undermining risk appetites already reduced by worries about the health of Spanish banks and deepening political chaos in Greece. (May 10)

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Rio Tinto to Push Ahead on Expansion Plan amidst Perceived Difficulties
Rio Tinto Pushes Ahead on Expansion Plans as Challenges Abound

By IBTimes AU

Rio Tinto officials have admitted that challenges in the near-term could hamper the mining firm's full-growth capability, chief of which is the increasing cost of producing the company's prime commodities - iron ore and coal. (May 10)

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By IBTimes AU

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