The reason for the joint venture is risk mitigation. Rio Tinto and everyone else (in the field) is increasingly looking into more remote areas for new production and particularly for large, underdeveloped mines in Russia and Africa -- two regions where large ore bodies have yet to be discovered or developed.  -   Victor Lazarovici     Quotes
The reason for the joint venture is risk mitigation. Rio Tinto and everyone else (in the field) is increasingly looking into more remote areas for new production and particularly for large, underdeveloped mines in Russia and Africa -- two regions where large ore bodies have yet to be discovered or developed. Victor Lazarovici
 Africa Russia