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Rio Tinto weighs stake in closed Papua New Guinea copper mine

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 18, 2014 | 11:30 am Base Metals Precious Metals Top Companies Asia Australia Europe Copper Gold Silver 

[caption id="attachment_795968" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Panguna copper and gold mine once generated over 40% of PNG's GDP.[/caption] Mining giant Rio Tinto (LON, ASX:RIO) said Monday it is studying whether to return to Papua New Guinea following last week’s passage of a...

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