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By Ernest Scheyder and Clara Denina (Reuters) – Rio Tinto (NYSE:) has been holding talks to buy lithium miner Arcadium, three sources with direct knowledge of the negotiations said, a deal that would make Rio the third-largest producer of the electric vehicle battery metal. Talks have been ongoing and continued…
By Ernest Scheyder (Reuters) – A Native American group on Wednesday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to block Rio Tinto (NYSE:) and BHP from gaining access to Arizona land needed to build one of the world’s largest mines, a last-ditch legal move in a long-running case pitting religious rights against…
By Melanie Burton and Rishav Chatterjee MELBOURNE (Reuters) -Rio Tinto may consider a large acquisition but it would have to provide value that is hard to find amid a market that is running hot, CEO Jakob Stausholm said on Wednesday while discussing its first-half results. Rio derives most of its…