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Rio Tinto to sell coal assets to China's Yancoal
Published Thu, Jun 29, 2017 · 09:50 PM
Sydney
RIO Tinto shareholders approved the sale of a suite of Australian coal assets to China-backed Yancoal Australia for US$2.69 billion, ending a bidding war with commodities trader Glencore.
The sale was approved by 97 per cent of shareholders of Rio Tinto's UK and Australian-listed shares, Rio Tinto said on Thursday in a statement to the Australian stock exchange.
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