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Rio Tinto approves $1.6 bln for new iron ore mine

August 30, 2010 @ 2:31 pm In Iron Company News

Rio Tinto (ASX:RIO) has approved $1.6 billion to expand its Hopes Downs iron ore mine project in Australia.

The press release is quoted as saying:

The new open-cut mine will have an annual capacity of 15 million tonnes of high-quality iron ore, with first production anticipated in 2013.

Click here to access the entire press release [1]


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