Rio Tinto
Vedanta appoints former Rio Tinto chief Tom Albanese as CEO
06 Mar 2014
Vedanta Resources stock rose to its highest level in two weeks after the company appointed former Rio Tinto chief as its CEO
Vedanta backs out from bidding for Rio Tinto’s Canadian iron-ore assets
03 Jul 2013
Vedanta, which had shown interest in these assets in March, has backed off as it feeld the acquisition would add to the company's financial burden
Rio Tinto may sell Mozambique coal unit
27 Jun 2013
Rio Tinto plans diamond division spin-off
03 Jun 2013
Global mining giant Rio Tinto is moving ahead with plans to spin off its diamond division, valued by analysts at $ 5 billion, through one of the largest initial public offerings in London this year
Carlyle Group tables bid for Rio Tinto's Northparkes copper mine
10 May 2013
Northparkes will become an insignificant asset once Rio Tinto starts mining its majority-controlled massive Oyu Tolgoi copper mine in Mongolia
Rio Tinto to cut more jobs; aims to save $5 bn
06 May 2013
Rio Tinto, BHP give in to Australia’s mining tax
30 Apr 2013
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