RE:RE:Grid Connect..Not the same FT article but they are both about the same subject. Rio is investing heavily, with Chinese partners, to build a iron mine in Africa.
"Rio Tinto plans to invest $6.2 billion in the mine, rail, and port project in the Republic of Guinea, in collaboration with other companies, including five from China."
https://www.mining.com/rio-tintos-board-gives-green-light-to-simandou/?utm_source=Daily_Digest&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=MNG-DIGESTS&utm_content=rio-tintos-board-gives-green-light-to-simandou