BARRY FITZGERALD

Rio Tinto fumbles on Russia

IT’S clear Rio Tinto hit the panic button at its St James’s Square digs in London last week in response to unsanctioned comments in the US by its copper chief Bold Baatar, writes <b>Barry FitzGerald</b>.

Barry FitzGerald
 Queensland Alumina, which is part-owned by Russia's Rusal

Queensland Alumina, which is part-owned by Russia's Rusal

Attending an energy conference in Houston, Baatar suggested that Russian oil would continue to be used at the Oyu Tolgoi copper-gold project in Mongolia. "While Rio has begun looking for alternative...

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