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Rio Tinto half year profit plummets 71% on weak commodity prices

MINING.com Editor | August 08, 2013 | 10:25 pm Base Metals Energy Australia Europe Coal Copper Iron Ore 

Rio Tinto's (RIO) H1 underlying earnings fell 18% to $4.23 billion and net profit collapsed 71% to $1.72 billion on weak commodity prices. CEO Sam Walsh says although Chinese growth is not expected to recover in H2, Rio won't suffer a...

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