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Rio Tinto invests $310 million for Pilbara iron ore coastal water project

International Mining | September 13, 2011 | 12:33 am Europe 

rio-tinto-mine-in-pilbara.jpg Rio Tinto will invest $310 million to assure a sustainable water supply for its iron ore operations in the Pilbara region of Western Australia, ensuring a sufficient resource to accommodate the expansion of annual production capacity up to the...

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