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Trump to approve land swap for Rio Tinto's Resolution Copper project https://news.yahoo.com/trump-approve-land-swap-rio-214335943.html
Trump to approve land swap for Rio Tinto's Resolution Copper project https://news.yahoo.com/trump-approve-land-swap-rio-214335943.html
July 28, 2020
In Guinea.
"Rio Tinto is in talks with the UK’s Serious Fraud Office about a possible deal under which the Anglo-Australian miner would avoid prosecution on bribery allegations."
Rio Tinto in talks with SFO over bribery probe deal https://www.ft.com/content/66aeb1b9-7f7a-4713-866c-c756d82bf3c5
In Guinea.
"Rio Tinto is in talks with the UK’s Serious Fraud Office about a possible deal under which the Anglo-Australian miner would avoid prosecution on bribery allegations."
Rio Tinto in talks with SFO over bribery probe deal https://www.ft.com/content/66aeb1b9-7f7a-4713-866c-c756d82bf3c5
August 13, 2019
"Israeli billionaire Beny Steinmetz and 2 associates are to stand trial for allegedly bribing Guinean officials to win mining licences, Swiss prosecutors say."
Israeli billionaire Beny Steinmetz to be tried over 'Guinea bribes' https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-49331091
"Israeli billionaire Beny Steinmetz and 2 associates are to stand trial for allegedly bribing Guinean officials to win mining licences, Swiss prosecutors say."
Israeli billionaire Beny Steinmetz to be tried over 'Guinea bribes' https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-49331091
How an Israeli Billionaire Seized Control of Guinea’s Greatest Treasure https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2013/07/08/buried-secrets
March 7, 2018
"The rights were awarded to them after they were stripped from the Australian entity Rio Tinto by the Guinean dictator Lansana Conté, some 8 days before his death in 2008."
BSGR files for receivership https://fcpablog.com/2018/03/07/tom-fox-bsgr-files-for-receivership/
"The rights were awarded to them after they were stripped from the Australian entity Rio Tinto by the Guinean dictator Lansana Conté, some 8 days before his death in 2008."
BSGR files for receivership https://fcpablog.com/2018/03/07/tom-fox-bsgr-files-for-receivership/
October 18, 2017
"The U.S. [SEC} charged mining company Rio Tinto Plc & 2 of its former top executives w/ fraud, saying they inflated the value of coal assets in Mozambique..."
Timeline: Rio Tinto faces fraud charges over Mozambique coal investment https://reut.rs/2gimXgv
"The U.S. [SEC} charged mining company Rio Tinto Plc & 2 of its former top executives w/ fraud, saying they inflated the value of coal assets in Mozambique..."
Timeline: Rio Tinto faces fraud charges over Mozambique coal investment https://reut.rs/2gimXgv
October 17, 2017
"...Rio Tinto breached the Disclosure Rules by failing to carry out an impairment test & to recognise an impairment loss on the value of mining assets..."
Rio Tinto plc fined £27m for breaching Disclosure & Transparency Rules https://www.fca.org.uk/news/press-releases/rio-tinto-plc-fined-%C2%A327m-breaching-disclosure-and-transparency-rules
"...Rio Tinto breached the Disclosure Rules by failing to carry out an impairment test & to recognise an impairment loss on the value of mining assets..."
Rio Tinto plc fined £27m for breaching Disclosure & Transparency Rules https://www.fca.org.uk/news/press-releases/rio-tinto-plc-fined-%C2%A327m-breaching-disclosure-and-transparency-rules
July 25, 2017
SFO says it is investigating Rio Tinto over Guinea operations https://www.theguardian.com/business/2017/jul/24/rio-tinto-sfo-investigation-guinea-suspected-corruption
SFO says it is investigating Rio Tinto over Guinea operations https://www.theguardian.com/business/2017/jul/24/rio-tinto-sfo-investigation-guinea-suspected-corruption
November 29, 2016
Tom Fox: Things are getting strange at Rio Tinto https://fcpablog.com/2016/11/29/tom-fox-things-are-getting-strange-at-rio-tinto/
Tom Fox: Things are getting strange at Rio Tinto https://fcpablog.com/2016/11/29/tom-fox-things-are-getting-strange-at-rio-tinto/
November 19, 2016
"A Rio Tinto executive asked how big a bribe it would take to beat out a competitor for a hotly contested iron ore deposit in Guinea..."
Rio Tinto offered bribe for mine, ex-Guinea minister Mahmoud Thiam says https://www.smh.com.au/business/companies/rio-tinto-offered-bribe-for-mine-exguinea-minister-mahmoud-thiam-says-20161119-gssz5e.html
"A Rio Tinto executive asked how big a bribe it would take to beat out a competitor for a hotly contested iron ore deposit in Guinea..."
Rio Tinto offered bribe for mine, ex-Guinea minister Mahmoud Thiam says https://www.smh.com.au/business/companies/rio-tinto-offered-bribe-for-mine-exguinea-minister-mahmoud-thiam-says-20161119-gssz5e.html
October 28, 2016
"World number two miner Rio Tinto is exiting the world’s largest mining project, by selling its stake in Guinea’s Simandou iron ore to partner Chinalco..."
Chinese buy world’s largest mining project https://www.mining.com/chinese-buy-worlds-largest-mining-project/
"World number two miner Rio Tinto is exiting the world’s largest mining project, by selling its stake in Guinea’s Simandou iron ore to partner Chinalco..."
Chinese buy world’s largest mining project https://www.mining.com/chinese-buy-worlds-largest-mining-project/
