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Rio Tinto finalises mining royalty redistribution plan

Source: Lateline
Published: Tuesday, November 25, 2008 8:12 AEDT
Expires: Monday, February 23, 2009 8:12 AEDT

Mining giant Rio Tinto is finalising negotiations with several native title groups and that it says means more of its profits will go to help struggling Indigenous communities close the gap with affluent mining towns, which flourished during the boom.

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