Rio Tinto Group Plans To Sell Diamond Assets

Bloomberg reported Rio Tinto Group (NYSE:RIO) said its plan to sell diamond assets is “well advanced.”

As quoted in the market news:

Rio is “looking at multiple options” for its diamonds division, Chief Financial Officer Guy Elliott told reporters yesterday on a conference call from London.

Mining companies, including BHP Billiton Ltd. (BHP), the world’s biggest, are shedding less-profitable assets as declining prices and increasing costs trim earnings. Rio, which reported a 34 percent drop in underlying profit to $5.2 billion yesterday on lower prices, may study more sales, Elliott said.

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