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Rio Tinto appoints one of its own as the company’s new chairman

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 04, 2017 | 3:18 am Base Metals Battery Metals Energy Precious Metals Top Companies Africa Australia Europe Latin America Coal Copper Diamond Iron Ore Lithium Nickel Potash Rare Earth Silver Uranium Zinc 

World’s second largest miner Rio Tinto (ASX, LON, NYSE:RIO) ended Monday a nine-month search for a new chairman, announcing industry veteran Simon Thompson as the person who will assume the post in March. The appointment of Thompson (58), one of Rio...

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