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Melbourne (ANTARA News/Asia Pulse) - Mining giant Rio Tinto Ltd (ASX:RIO) has struck a deal with Aluminum Corporation of China (Chinalco) to develop the Simandou iron ore reserve in Guinea, West Africa.

The joint
venture agreement covers rail and port infrastructure as well as the mine itself, Rio Tinto said in a statement on Friday. Rio Tinto owns 95 per cent of the Simandou project, with another five per owned by the World Bank.

Under the terms of
the deal Chinalco will acquire a 47 per cent interest in the joint venture by providing A$1.35 billion (US$1.24 billion) in an earn-in basis through sole funding of ongoing development during the next two to three years.


Source:
Business in Asia Today - March.19, 2010
published by Asia Pulse

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