Rio Tinto names Shell’s Katie Jackson as new copper chief
Jackson, who is the current president of National Grid Ventures, an energy group, joins Rio Tinto on September 1.
Xstrata Copper’s North Queensland Division has suspended its regional exploration program in light of the Australian Government’s proposed 40% resource super profits tax (RSPT). Read more at http://www.im-mining.com/2010/05/11/xstrata-copper-rethinks-exploration-program-in-light-of-australian-resource-tax-plan/