Rio Tinto to kick off pre-striping at massive Koodaideri iron ore mine

The world’s second largest miner, Rio Tinto, (ASX, LON, NYSE:RIO) has awarded a A$95 million (about $64 million) contract to NRW Holdings to begin pre-stripping activities at the Koodaideri iron ore mine in Western Australia’s Pilbara region. Work, to begin in...