Rio Tinto has increased the resource estimate for its Bingham Canyon copper mine in the United States, saying the currently open pit operation has significant underground potential. The copper mineral resource at the wholly Rio Tinto-owned mine has been

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Brazilian mining giant Vale has moved to resolve an impasse with joint venture partner Aquila Resources to keep their Isaac Plains export coal mine in Queensland operating.