COAL

New Hope picks up Rio's Bengalla stake

RIO TINTO has agreed to sell its 40% stake in the Bengalla thermal coal mine to New Hope Corporation for $US606 million ($A865 million).

Noel Dyson
The Bengalla stake marks New Hope's move out of solely Queensland coal mines.

The Bengalla stake marks New Hope's move out of solely Queensland coal mines.

The operation produced 8.6 million tonnes last year – with Rio’s share coming in at 3.4Mt – and was the smallest Hunter Valley mine the major had a stake in. Rio holds a share in the Mount Thorley Warkworth...

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