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Rio restarts Richards Bay

Rio Tinto said Tuesday it had resumed operations at Richards Bay in South Africa nearly two months after the mining major was forced to suspend mining and smelting due to a deteriorating security environment.

 Rio Tinto's Richards Bay Minerals operations in South Africa

Rio Tinto's Richards Bay Minerals operations in South Africa

Rio said its decision to restart followed "a stabilisation of the security situation around the mine, supported by the national and provincial government, as well as substantive engagement with host communities...

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