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In 1962 the (British) [[Rio Tinto Company]] acquired a majority stake in [[Consolidated Zinc]], an Australian company, and was renamed the [[Rio Tinto Zinc]] Corporation (RTZ). The Australian company was renamed [[Conzinc Riotinto of Australia]] (CRA) but retained a separate corporate identity, with an increasing proportion of its shares being held by the Australian public. Today the Company is called [[Rio Tinto]]
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==Resources==
 
==Resources==
 
*[[Rio Tinto Zinc: Extract from 'Written in Flames']]
 
*[[Rio Tinto Zinc: Extract from 'Written in Flames']]
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==Notes==
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Revision as of 09:56, 14 March 2008

In 1962 the (British) Rio Tinto Company acquired a majority stake in Consolidated Zinc, an Australian company, and was renamed the Rio Tinto Zinc Corporation (RTZ). The Australian company was renamed Conzinc Riotinto of Australia (CRA) but retained a separate corporate identity, with an increasing proportion of its shares being held by the Australian public. Today the Company is called Rio Tinto


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