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Rio Tinto and Sumitomo Metal Mining sign Definitive Agreement for Winu Project joint venture
PERTH, Australia, May 12, 2025--Rio Tinto and Sumitomo Metal Mining Co (SMM) have signed the final joint venture agreements to deliver the Winu copper-gold project, located in the Great Sandy Desert region of Western Australia.
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