Rio Tinto pays a steep price for Alcan purchase

London-based mining giant Rio Tinto (RIO-N, RIO-L, RIO-A) is haunted by the ghosts of past acquisitions, with the largest culprit being its US$38-billion takeover of Montreal-based aluminum major Alcan in 2007.On Jan. 17, the world’s second-largest mining company announced a...

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