CANBERRA -- Mining giant Rio Tinto's underlying earnings fell last year, the company said Thursday, due to waning prices for iron ore.
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The Rio Tinto alumina refinery in Gove, also known as Nhulunbuy, east of Darwin in Australia's Northern Territory: Higher aluminum prices helped offset lower earnings from iron mining. © Reuters
CANBERRA -- Mining giant Rio Tinto's underlying earnings fell last year, the company said Thursday, due to waning prices for iron ore.