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Tom Albanese, Chief Executive, Rio Tinto, of Britain, attends a session at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, January 25, 2012.

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Rio Tinto CEO Tom Albanese addresses the Commonwealth Business Forum in Perth, Australia, Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2011.

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Rio Tinto CEO Tom Albanese attends the Commonwealth Business Forum in Perth on October 26, 2011 ahead of the Commonwealth Heads of Governments Meeting (CHOGM) this week. The CHOGM talks, to be opened by Britain's Queen Elizabeth II on October 28, will debate whether the body should...

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Rio Tinto Chief Executive Officer Tom Albanese addresses the forum "Africa: Reshaping Partnerships for Sustainable Growth" at a pre-summit business forum ahead of the Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting (CHOGM) in Perth October 26, 2011. CHOGM will be opened by Britain's Queen...

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Tom Albanese, Chief Executive of Anglo-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto, poses for pictures during a photocall in central London, on August 4, 2011. Anglo-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto on Thursday reported record underlying first-half earnings of US$7.8 billion, a 35 percent...

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The CEO of Rio Tinto Tom Albanese poses for photographs at the company's offices in the City of London, Thursday, Aug. 4, 2011. Mining giant Rio Tinto's six-month profit has jumped 30 percent to a record $7.6 billion. The Anglo-Australian company said in a statement Thursday that...

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Rio Tinto Chief Executive Officer Tom Albanese poses for a photograph in London August 4, 2011. Global miner Rio Tinto reported a 35 percent jump in first-half profit on Thursday, below market expectations, but it sweetened the result with a $2 billion expansion to its existing $5...

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A tipper truck climbs out of the Rio Tinto iron ore mine at Tom Price, about 1,300 km (800 miles) north of Perth, in this May 28, 2008 file photo. Global miner Rio Tinto reported a 35 percent jump in first-half profit on August 4, 2011, below market expectations, but it sweetened the...

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A train loaded with iron ore travels towards the Rio Tinto Parker Point iron ore facility, as an empty train leaves, in Dampier at the Pilbarra region in western Australia in this April 20, 2011 file photo. Global miner Rio Tinto on July 14, 2011 posted a 12 percent rise in...

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A woman works at the Rio Tinto Operations Centre in Perth Western Australia in this September 24, 2009. file photo. Some Australian mine workers may soon find themselves trading in their steel-toed boots for a headset and computer mouse, as mining companies automate to help plug labour...

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A train loaded with iron ore travels towards the Rio Tinto Parker Point iron ore facility in Dampier in the Pilbara region of Western Australia April 20, 2011. Australia, with a population of 21.8 million, does not have the workforce to exploit its enormous natural bounty. The mining...

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Vehicles transporting workers leave the Rio Tinto Parker Point iron ore facility in Dampier in the Pilbarra region of Western Australia April 18, 2011. The country's remote boom towns are experiencing acute labour shortages where a mine supervisor can earn in excess of $200,000. The...

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A boat navigates past the Rio Tinto Parker point Iron ore facility in Dampier at the Pilbarra region in Western Australia in this April 20, 2011 file photo. Australia's government plans to release draft legislation of its long-awaited and controversial mining tax later on Friday, the...

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Real Salt Lake plays the Seattle Sounders at Rio Tinto Stadium in Sandy, Utah, on Saturday, May 28, 2011. Seattle Sounders celebrate after they scored a goal against Real Salt Lake during the second half of an MLS soccer match in Salt Lake City, on Saturday, May 28, 2011.

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Rwanda's President Paul Kagame sits with Rio Tinto CEO Tom Albanese (C) and Paladin CEO John Borshoff (R) at the Commonwealth Business Forum in Perth on October 26, 2011 ahead of the Commonwealth Heads of Governments Meeting (CHOGM) this week. The CHOGM talks, to be opened by Britain's...

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Rwanda's President Paul Kagame (R) shakes hands with Rio Tinto Chief Executive Tom Albanese during the forum "Africa: Reshaping Partnerships for Sustainable Growth" at a pre-summit business forum ahead of the Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting (CHOGM) in Perth October 26, 2011. ...

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A combination photo shows, (clockwise, from L-R) a worker counting ingots of tin at a PT Timah smelter in Mentok, Indonesia February 22, 2007; locals of the Qiang ethnic minority picking tea leaves at a tea plantation in Yaan, Sichuan Province April 11, 2010; a tipper truck parked...

Reuters Pictures 9 months ago

Jan du Plessis, Chairman of Rio Tinto, talks as CEO Tom Albanese listens during Rio Tinto Annual General Meeting in Perth May 5, 2011. Rio Tinto, the world's third-largest miner, expects global markets to remain fragile in the near term and sees itself in a strong position to weather...

Reuters Pictures 9 months ago

Tom Albanese, Chef Executive officer of Rio Tinto, attends the Annual General Meeting in Perth May 5, 2011. Rio Tinto, the world's third-largest miner, expects global markets to remain fragile in the near term and sees itself in a strong position to weather any turbulence, its chairman...

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Jan du Plessis (2nd L), Chairman of Rio Tinto, stands up at the main table during Rio Tinto Annual General Meeting in Perth May 5, 2011. Rio Tinto, the world's third-largest miner, expects global markets to remain fragile in the near term and sees itself in a strong position to weather...

Reuters Pictures 9 months ago

Jan du Plessis, Chairman of Rio Tinto, talks during Rio Tinto Annual General Meeting in Perth May 5, 2011. Rio Tinto, the world's third-largest miner, expects global markets to remain fragile in the near term and sees itself in a strong position to weather any turbulence, its chairman...

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The share price indicator for mining giant Rio Tinto is seen in red at the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) board in central Sydney in this May 3, 2010 file photo. The ASX experience has left SGX poorer and perhaps wiser. The Singapore exchange last week reported a lower-than-expected...

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A demonstrator bursts balloons outside the Rio Tinto annual general meeting at the Queen Elizabeth Conference Centre in London April 14, 2011. Protesters are blaming the mining corporation for high levels of pollution in the U.S. state of Utah.

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A demonstrator protests outside the Rio Tinto annual general meeting, blaming the mining corporation for high levels of pollution in Utah, at the Queen Elizabeth Conference Centre in London April 14, 2011.

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - APRIL 14: Rio Tinto Managing Director David Peever speaks to the media during an Australian Olympic Committee sponsorship announcement at Sydney University on April 14, 2011 in Sydney, Australia.