BASE METALS

Rio ride steady and strong

RIO TINTO chief executive Jean-Sébastien Jacques has credited a ramp-up of expanded mines, productivity improvements and minimal weather disruptions for the company’s strong operational performance in 2016.

Karma Barndon
Rio releases operational figures.

Rio releases operational figures.

Operations in Western Australia’s Pilbara produced 329.5 million tonnes of iron ore – for Rio’s 270.7Mt share, a 6% jump from 2015, while fourth quarter production of 85.5Mt was 4% higher than the same...

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