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    <title>Company News - Rio Tinto</title>
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   <link>http://www.miningenvironmental.com/company-news/rio-tinto</link>
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   <pubDate>2009-01-06 11:01:17</pubDate>
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   <title>News Release - Rio Tinto commits to reduce net debt by $10 billion by end of 2009</title>
   <link>http://www.miningenvironmental.com/company-news/rio-tinto/rio-tinto-commits-to-reduce-net-debt-by-$10-billion-by-end-of-2009</link>
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   <description><![CDATA[Rio Tinto has announced a detailed package of measures in response to the unprecedented rapidity and severity of the global economic downturn, which has caused sharp falls in commodity prices and a significantly weaker outlook. The initiatives are aimed at preserving value for shareholders by conserving cashflow and reducing levels of debt.]]></description>
   <pubDate>2008-12-10 11:01:18</pubDate>
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   <title>News Release - Rio Tinto joint venture Richards Bay Minerals reaches agreement on 26 per cent BBBEE transaction</title>
   <link>http://www.miningenvironmental.com/company-news/rio-tinto/rio-tinto-joint-venture-richards-bay-minerals-reaches-agreement-on-26-per-cent-bbbee-transaction</link>
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   <description><![CDATA[Rio Tinto's South African joint venture with BHP Billiton Plc ("BHPB"), Richards Bay Minerals ("RBM"), announced that agreements with a Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment ("BBBEE") Consortium were signed today, in which 24 per cent of RBM will be transferred to a group comprising local communities and investors with a further 2 per cent to be transferred to a trust for the benefit of RBM employees.]]></description>
   <pubDate>2008-12-11 10:24:32</pubDate>
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   <title>News Release - Further update on Simandou</title>
   <link>http://www.miningenvironmental.com/company-news/rio-tinto/further-update-on-simandou</link>
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   <description><![CDATA[Rio Tinto has received correspondence from the Guinean Minister of Mines which appears to indicate that the Council of Ministers has instructed the Ministry of Mines and Geology to effect a compulsory relinquishment of the northern half of the Simandou Mining Concession whilst confirming Rio Tinto's entitlement to the southern half of that Concession.]]></description>
   <pubDate>2008-12-11 11:26:54</pubDate>
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   <title>News Release - Fourth quarter 2008 operations review</title>
   <link>http://www.miningenvironmental.com/company-news/rio-tinto/fourth-quarter-2008-operations-review</link>
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   <description><![CDATA[Chief executive Tom Albanese said: "Production for the quarter was in line with expectations. We are taking firm action in response to the global economic downturn and, given the resilience of Rio Tinto's low cost assets, expect to remain well positioned when recovery comes."]]></description>
   <pubDate>2009-01-15 17:52:44</pubDate>
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   <title>News Release - Rio Tinto Alcan curtails production and cuts costs in response to global economic conditions</title>
   <link>http://www.miningenvironmental.com/company-news/rio-tinto/rio-tinto-alcan-curtails-production-and-cuts-costs-in-response-to-global-economic-conditions</link>
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   <description><![CDATA[Rio Tinto Alcan plans to implement further production curtailments to align production with customer demand.]]></description>
   <pubDate>2009-01-20 17:53:58</pubDate>
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   <title>Tagged Article - Uranium to fuel Namibia’s growth</title>
   <link>http://www.mining-journal.com/reports/uranium-to-fuel-namibias-growth</link>
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   <description><![CDATA[Namibia’s economy, like that of Botswana, has been adversely affected by the fall in global diamond demand and lower base metals prices.]]></description>
   <pubDate>2009-05-06 16:41:09</pubDate>
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   <title>Tagged Article - Madagascar 01/05/09 - Madagascar’s drum beats loud across African seas</title>
   <link>http://www.mining-journal.com/reports/madagascars-drum-beats-loud-across-african-seas</link>
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   <description><![CDATA[The African island of Madagascar may be a lot smaller than some of its mainland neighbours,
but there has been a surge of exploration interest in this tiny nation, with one major mine
already on stream – and another not far behind]]></description>
   <pubDate>2009-05-01 12:12:45</pubDate>
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   <title>Tagged Article - Rio Tinto to raise US$15.2 billion and tie-up with BHPB</title>
   <link>http://www.mining-journal.com/production-and-markets/rio-tinto-to-raise-us$15.2-billion-and-tie-up-with-bhpb</link>
   <guid>http://www.mining-journal.com/production-and-markets/rio-tinto-to-raise-us$15.2-billion-and-tie-up-with-bhpb</guid>   
   <description><![CDATA[Rio Tinto has scrapped an investment from Aluminum Corp of China in favour of raising US$21 billion from a share sale and an iron-ore venture with BHP Billiton]]></description>
   <pubDate>2009-06-05 10:33:31</pubDate>
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   <title>Tagged Article - Rio Tinto move helped by markets and shareholder ire</title>
   <link>http://www.mining-journal.com/production-and-markets/rio-tinto-move-helped-by-markets-and-shareholder-ire</link>
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   <description><![CDATA[The transformation of the markets and the feedback from shareholders led Rio Tinto to decide to pull out of the deal with Chinalco, according to Jan du Plessis the company’s chairman]]></description>
   <pubDate>2009-06-05 15:51:26</pubDate>
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   <title>Tagged Article - Rio Tinto resuming Australian iron-ore mining after floods</title>
   <link>http://www.mining-journal.com/production-and-markets/rio-tinto-resuming-australian-iron-ore-mining-after-floods</link>
   <guid>http://www.mining-journal.com/production-and-markets/rio-tinto-resuming-australian-iron-ore-mining-after-floods</guid>   
   <description><![CDATA[Rio Tinto was steadily resuming iron-ore mining in west Australia's Pilbara region following heavy rains that flooded roads and closed rail haulage lines last week, a company spokesman said on Wednesday.]]></description>
   <pubDate>2009-02-25 10:32:39</pubDate>
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   <title>Tagged Article - Chinalco to invest US$19.5 billion in Rio Tinto</title>
   <link>http://www.mining-journal.com/finance/chinalco-to-invest-us$19.5-billion-in-rio-tinto</link>
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   <description><![CDATA[Chinese state-owned aluminium group Chinalco will invest US$19.5 billion in Rio Tinto in a deal that will secure resource supplies for China and help cut Rio's debts, but also raise regulatory scrutiny.]]></description>
   <pubDate>2009-02-12 10:15:06</pubDate>
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   <title>Tagged Article - Uranium to fuel Namibia’s growth</title>
   <link>http://www.mining-journal.com/focus/uranium-to-fuel-namibias-growth</link>
   <guid>http://www.mining-journal.com/focus/uranium-to-fuel-namibias-growth</guid>   
   <description><![CDATA[Namibia’s economy, like that of Botswana, has been adversely affected by the fall in global diamond demand and lower base metals prices. But in the second part of a two-part feature, Roger Murray explains that the ongoing expansion of existing uranium mines and the opening of new ones in response to growing world demand for nuclear fuel will spearhead renewed economic growth from 2010.]]></description>
   <pubDate>2009-05-01 10:11:12</pubDate>
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   <title>Tagged Article - Russia's technological link</title>
   <link>http://www.mining-journal.com/focus/russias-technological-link</link>
   <guid>http://www.mining-journal.com/focus/russias-technological-link</guid>   
   <description><![CDATA[Education initiative trains next generation of geoscientists in new exploration technology and data processing]]></description>
   <pubDate>2009-05-01 10:11:09</pubDate>
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   <title>Tagged Article - Madagascar’s drum beats loud across African seas</title>
   <link>http://www.mining-journal.com/focus/madagascars-drum-beats-loud-across-african-seas2</link>
   <guid>http://www.mining-journal.com/focus/madagascars-drum-beats-loud-across-african-seas2</guid>   
   <description><![CDATA[The African island of Madagascar may be a lot smaller than some of its mainland neighbours, but there has been a surge of exploration interest in this tiny nation, with one major mine now on stream – and another not far behind]]></description>
   <pubDate>2009-05-01 10:11:24</pubDate>
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   <title>Tagged Article - Rio shares drop on downgrade and Chinalco doubts</title>
   <link>http://www.mining-journal.com/finance/rio-shares-drop-on-downgrade-and-chinalco-doubts</link>
   <guid>http://www.mining-journal.com/finance/rio-shares-drop-on-downgrade-and-chinalco-doubts</guid>   
   <description><![CDATA[Shares in Rio Tinto Ltd fell as much as 10% on Wednesday on a broker downgrade and concerns about growing political opposition to its deal with China's state-owned Chinalco, traders said]]></description>
   <pubDate>2009-03-18 12:37:15</pubDate>
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