RE: Questions of the DayQuestion to Rio Tinto
I havenot seen a news release or any correspondence regarding Rio Tinto winning the concession for the mineral rights to boron for the Jarandol Basin in Serbia.If I have missed it could you please tell me what date it was issued and if there was no news release could you tell me why?
Thankyou in advance
Answer
Rio Tinto was informed of its successful tender for the Jarandol concession on 12 December. We are currently negotiating the terms. It is not our normal practice to issue a news release regarding a project agreement at such an early stage, though we will be referring to the concession in the 2005 Annual report.
Thanks for your interest
Hugh
Hugh Leggatt, Senior Communications Adviser, External Affairs
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