Iron ore prices help Rio Tinto fork out $1bn dividend, despite Oyu Tolgoi setback

Rio Tinto (ASX, LON, NYSE: RIO) surprised investors on Thursday with a $1 billion special dividend on the back of strong iron ore prices and despite an $800 million write-down on its massive Oyu Tolgoi underground copper project in Mongolia....

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