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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. <refname"Rio Tinto submission">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. (210kb Pdf)</ref>
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.
Rio Tinto also has majority interests in two undeveloped uranium ore bodies. These are:
* the Jabiluka lease in the Northern Territory held by ERA;
* the Kintyre lease owned by [[Canning Resources]] Pty Ltd, which is wholly owned by Rio Tinto. <ref name"Rio Tinto submission"/>
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