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Rio Tinto iron ore output hit by bad weather in Australia, Canada

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 16, 2014 | 10:23 am Base Metals Energy Precious Metals Top Companies Asia Australia Canada Europe Latin America Coal Copper Gold Iron Ore Silver 

[caption id="attachment_778521" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Iron ore operations in the Pilbara. (Courtesy of Rio Tinto)[/caption] Mining giant Rio Tinto (LON, ASX:RIO), the world's second-largest producer of iron ore after Brazil's Vale, said Tuesday iron ore shipments dropped 8% in the first-quarter...

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