05 DECEMBER 2013Yahoo Finance
Rio Tinto sees Gove bauxite export capacity at 7-8 mln tonnes
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Rio Tinto expects to be able to export 7-8 million tonnes of bauxite a year from Gove in Australia's Northern Territory, the company's aluminium chief said on Tuesady.
Rio last week said it was suspending operations at its loss-making Gove alumina refinery but would continue mining bauxite there for export.
Asked what the company's eventual target for exports would be, aluminium chief Jacynthe Cote told analysts: "Probably 7-8 mln tonnes," adding that was a rough estimate as the company has a lot of work to do to close the refinery.
Rio last week said it was suspending operations at its loss-making Gove alumina refinery but would continue mining bauxite there for export.
Asked what the company's eventual target for exports would be, aluminium chief Jacynthe Cote told analysts: "Probably 7-8 mln tonnes," adding that was a rough estimate as the company has a lot of work to do to close the refinery.
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