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Asciano in Rio coal-haul deal

The Australian | December 22, 2011 | 1:29 am Energy Top Companies Australia Europe Coal

ASCIANO today said it had agreed to a new 10-year deal to haul a combined 8.5 million tonnes of coal annually from two mines owned by Rio Tinto in Queensland. The take-or-pay contract for the Hail Creek and Kestral mines will begin in November 2013. The…