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The lurking danger for Rio at Simandou

Exploiting the huge, untapped iron ore deposit at Simandou in Guinea will translate into hundreds of millions of extra income for the West African government and, tantalisingly for China, the opportunity to become less dependent on Australia for high-grade ore to put through its steel mills.

Richard Wachman
The lurking danger for Rio at Simandou

But what does all this mean for Rio Tinto which is part of the Simandou development consortia along with Chinese partners? Obviously, a place at the table and extra cash, albeit after a huge up-front...

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