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Rio Tinto halts operations at Richards Bay Minerals amid escaling security issues, declares force majeure

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Rio Tinto PLC (LON:RIO) said all mining and smelting operations at Richards Bay Minerals (RBM) in South Africa have been halted until further notice and the FTSE-100 company declared force majeure on customer contracts due to an escalation in the security situation at the operations. “The safety of our people is our top priority,” said Rio Tinto chief executive Minerals, Sinead Kaufman, in a short statement.

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