MELBOURNE: Anglo-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto Plc said on Thursday its net profit for the first six months this year rose to US$1.44bil, from US$641mil a year ago, fuelled by strong global demand and high commodity prices.
Excluding the sale of some of the company's assets, including a large chunk of shares in a copper mining operation, earnings rose to US$993mil.
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