Mining Giant Rio Tinto Flags Virus Uncertainty Threat
- Miner’s underlying earnings rose 18% to highest since 2011
- Producer sets out new targets to cut greenhouse gas emissions
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Rio Tinto Group warned the coronavirus outbreak could “create significant uncertainty” in the short-term as it Wednesday reported a windfall from iron ore’s price surge in 2019 that spurred profits to an eight-year high.