MINER'S RIGHT

Rio Tinto's returning star, aluminium

Come back Tom, all is forgiven. That’s stretching a point, but it is an invitation which might one day be made to a former chief executive of Rio Tinto, Tom Albanese, as the price of aluminium heads back towards an all-time high of US$3,000 a tonne.

Tim Treadgold
Rio Tinto's returning star, aluminium

That was the price of the lightweight metal in early 2008 as Rio Tinto was being feted by investors for its acquisition six-months earlier of the Canadian-based aluminium producer, Alcan, beating by 33%...

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