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Rio Tinto walks away from massive Pebble copper-gold project

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 07, 2014 | 4:00 pm Base Metals Education Precious Metals Top Companies Australia Canada Europe Copper Gold 

[caption id="attachment_750445" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Opponents to the project had long argued it could jeopardize the pristine environment of U.S. biggest salmon fishery.[/caption] Global miner Rio Tinto (LON, ASX:RIO) said on Monday it is pulling out of the polemic Pebble Mine...

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