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Rio Tinto faces corruption investigation by UK prosecutors

Published Tue, Jul 25, 2017 · 09:50 PM

London

RIO Tinto Group faces a probe by the UK's Serious Fraud Office (SFO) over its business dealings in Guinea, just months after Australia's federal police started an investigation into payments relating to the US$20 billion Simandou iron ore project in the African nation.

The prosecutor said on Monday that it was investigating the conduct of the miner, its employees and third parties.

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