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Australian gold miner Northern Star Resources is set to make the leap to the 1Moz annual production level with its $800M deal to take management control of the Kalgoorlie Super Pit in WA, making up an all-local ownership team with Saracen Mineral Holdings. John Feary reports

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RIO TINTO ANNOUNCES $749M INVESTMENT TO SUSTAIN PILBARA IRON ORE CAPACITY

By John Feary

World No 2 iron ore producer Rio Tinto aims to sustain output of its flagship Pilbara Blend product through a $749M investment program to facilitate the mining of existing and new deposits at its Western Turner Syncline Phase 2 mine.

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International aluminium, copper, diamonds and minerals, energy and iron ore miner headquartered in London, UK. Rio Tinto plc dual listed with Rio Tinto Ltd

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