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Indigenous, labour issues impact Rio Tinto

RIO Tinto has become the second miner in less than a week to blame labour availability for underperforming in the first quarter of 2021.

Indigenous and labour issues impacted Rio Tinto's Pilbara results.

Indigenous and labour issues impacted Rio Tinto's Pilbara results.

Unlike Mineral Resources though, which cited a lack of truck drivers caused by Western Australia's COVID-19 hard border protections for its lower production, Rio Tinto's issue was a lack of maintenance...

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