President Fernando Lugo Rio Tinto Alcan, a unit of global mining giant Rio Tinto formally presented on Monday plans to invest 2.5 billion US dollars in an aluminium smelter in Paraguay, according ...

Rio Tinto Alcan, a unit of global mining giant Rio Tinto said on Monday it could invest up to 2.5 billion US dollars in a potential aluminium smelter in Paraguay.

Rio Tinto, the world's No. 2 mining company by market value, on Thursday reported a drop in iron-ore production and shipments from its Australian mines. Fourth-quarter and full-year output and exports ...