Rio Still in Talks With Regulators on Guinea, Mozambique Probes
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Outgoing Rio Tinto Group Chairman Jan du Plessis said the company remains in talks with authorities concerning separate probes involving projects in Guinea and Mozambique.
“The outcome of these regulatory investigations, and any potential litigation, is uncertain,” Du Plessis, 63, said at the annual meeting of shareholders of the world’s second-biggest mining company in London on Wednesday. Rio has set up a board committee, led by Du Plessis, dedicated to monitoring the progress of the probes, he said.