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Rio Tinto closing alumina refinery in Australia, 1,100 jobs to be lost

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 29, 2013 | 11:55 am Base Metals Top Companies Australia Europe Aluminum 

[caption id="attachment_761757" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Aerial view of the refinery on the Gove Peninsula at Nhulunbuy, from WikiMedia Commons.[/caption] Giant miner Rio Tinto (ASX:RIO), one of the main private employers in Australia's far north, announced Friday it would halt production of...

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