Cong eyes Rio Tinto withdrawal from Bunder diamond mines with suspicion

Bhopal | Wednesday | 22nd March, 2017

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"Will the mining minister tell us with what conditions did the state government allot the Bunder diamond mines to Rio Tinto?" Bhopal: Congress opposition in the state is eyeing with suspicion the withdrawal of global mining giant Rio Tinto from the Chhattarpur diamond mines. "Shukla said a copy of the agreement with Rio Tinto would be sent to Bala Bachchan by Wednesday. "In August 2016, Rio Tinto argued a 47% decrease in its profits and carried out an evaluation of its projects around the world. It was an international level decision by the company after which they decided not to invest in the Bunder mines anymore..