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Shady dealings

There has been plenty of Rio Tinto bashing since the miner put its hand up and admitted it wasn’t squeaky clean in its dealings around the Simandou iron ore project in Guinea, which it seems has turned into the mess it is today at least in part because of some unscrupulous dealings.

Simandou has been the centre of a much larger issue for miners exploring the developing world

Simandou has been the centre of a much larger issue for miners exploring the developing world

Many have been keen to waggle a finger at Rio but to single the major out is unfair. Just around the bend in the Republic of Congo, a smaller company listed on the other side of the world is right now...

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