Tue, 17 Apr 2012 10:18:24 GMT
Rio Tinto reported a 2% increase in iron ore sales
Rio Tinto Ltd. announced that its sales of iron ore soared by 2% in Q1 on a yearly basis whereas copper output tumbled by 18% as red metal's grades are likely to be lower than expected. Meanwhile iron ore production surged by 10% attaining 59 million tons while alumina output increased by 13%. The production of coking coal gained 5%