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| − | [[Rio Tinto]], one of the world's largest mining companies, has major interests in uranium mining in Australia and in Namibia. It is the world's second largest producer of uranium. | + | [[Rio Tinto]], one of the world's largest mining companies, has major interests in uranium mining in Australia and in Namibia. It is the world's second largest producer of uranium. <ref>Rio Tinto, "[http://www.pmc.gov.au/umpner/submissions/197_sub_umpner.pdf Rio Tinto Submission to the Review of Uranium Mining, Processing and Nuclear Energy in Australia]", August 2006.</ref> |
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[[category:Nuclear Issues/Australia]][[Category:Australia]][[category:Nuclear power]] | [[category:Nuclear Issues/Australia]][[Category:Australia]][[category:Nuclear power]] | ||
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Revision as of 08:10, 19 September 2007
Rio Tinto, one of the world's largest mining companies, has major interests in uranium mining in Australia and in Namibia. It is the world's second largest producer of uranium. [1]
The company has major shareholdings in two operating uranium mines:
- Energy Resources of Australia Ltd (ERA) in Australia, in which Rio Tinto has a 68 per cent interest; and
- Rossing Uranium in Namibia, in which Rio Tinto has a 69 per cent interest.
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References
- ↑ Rio Tinto, "Rio Tinto Submission to the Review of Uranium Mining, Processing and Nuclear Energy in Australia", August 2006.
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