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A giant truck is loaded with high grade iron ore in Western ...

(AFP) — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 09:02:00 GMT

(AFP) - A giant truck is loaded with high grade iron ore in Western Australia. China has extended a probe into detained Rio Tinto mining executive Stern Hu a further two months, Australian officials have said. Photo:Christian Sprogoe/AFP

A giant reclaiming machine at Rio Tinto-owned Yandicoogina stockyard ...

(AFP) — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 09:02:00 GMT

(AFP) - A giant reclaiming machine at Rio Tinto-owned Yandicoogina stockyard in Western Australia's Pilbara region. China has extended a probe into detained Rio Tinto mining executive Stern Hu by two months, Australian officials said Thursday who have also called for a quick resolution to the long-running case. Photo:Christian Sprogoe/AFP

A truck is loaded with iron ore at a Rio Tinto-owned mine in ...

(AFP) — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:30:00 GMT

(AFP) - A truck is loaded with iron ore at a Rio Tinto-owned mine in Western Australia's Pilbara region. The Anglo-Australian mining giant has said it is interested in collaborating with Chinalco, months after rejecting a massive cash injection from the state-owned Chinese firm. Photo:Christian Sprogoe/AFP

The reception desk of Anglo-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto ...

(AFP) — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:30:00 GMT

(AFP) - The reception desk of Anglo-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto in Shanghai. The firm said Tuesday it was interested in collaborating with Chinalco, months after rejecting a massive cash injection from the state-owned Chinese firm. Photo:Philippe Lopez/AFP

In June, mining giant Rio Tinto walked away from a 19.5 billion ...

(AFP) — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 07:22:00 GMT

(AFP) - In June, mining giant Rio Tinto walked away from a 19.5 billion US dollar cash injection from Chinalco, angering China's state media. Weeks later China detained a top executive and eventually charged him with industrial espionage. Photo:Philippe Lopez/AFP

The logo of Australian mining company Rio Tinto at the company's ...

(AFP) — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 02:51:00 GMT

(AFP) - The logo of Australian mining company Rio Tinto at the company's Shanghai offices. Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has raised the issue of a detained mining executive from the firm, Stern Hu, during talks with Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao because the case was a 'matter of concern' to Australia. Photo:Philippe Lopez/AFP

A truck is loaded with high grade iron ore at the Rio Tinto ...

(AFP) — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 02:51:00 GMT

(AFP) - A truck is loaded with high grade iron ore at the Rio Tinto Tom Price mine in Western Australia's Pilbara region. Australian passport holder and Rio Tinto executive Stern Hu was arrested, along with three other colleagues, in July and faces allegations of corporate espionage and bribery. Photo:Christian Sprogoe/AFP

Chinese authorities have extended their investigation into a ...

(AFP) — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 05:36:00 GMT

(AFP) - Chinese authorities have extended their investigation into a Rio Tinto executive arrested for alleged spying, but the full case against him remains unknown, an Australian official said Friday. Photo:Philippe Lopez/AFP

An employee at the reception desk of Australian mining giant ...

(AFP) — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 09:22:00 GMT

(AFP) - An employee at the reception desk of Australian mining giant Rio Tinto in Shanghai. The mining giant has shelved a $2.7 billion smelter project in South Africa in the face of electricity supply and pricing concerns. Photo:Philippe Lopez/AFP

Mining giant Rio Tinto has said iron ore production reached ...

(AFP) — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 06:52:00 GMT

(AFP) - Mining giant Rio Tinto has said iron ore production reached record levels in the third quarter, defying the global downturn and frictions with key market China. Photo:Denis Sinyakov/AFP

Rio Tinto's Cape Lambert port in the Pilbara region of Western ...

(AFP) — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 06:52:00 GMT

(AFP) - Rio Tinto's Cape Lambert port in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. The firm raised its 2009 iron ore production guidance to 210-215 million tonnes, up from 200 million tonnes, with production in the western Australian region soaring 18 percent on-year with mines consistently operating above capacity, it said. Photo:Rio Tinto/AFP

An employee at the reception desk of Australian mining giant ...

(AFP) — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 20:58:00 GMT

(AFP) - An employee at the reception desk of Australian mining giant Rio Tinto in Shanghai. Anglo-Australian miner Rio Tinto said Tuesday that it will almost double its stake in Canadian peer Ivanhoe Mines to nearly 20 percent. Photo:Philippe Lopez/AFP