Rio Takes Step Toward M&A Redemption With $6.7 Billion Lithium Bet

A little over a decade ago, Rio Tinto Group was reeling from the impact of disastrous investments. First, the bruising top-of-the-market purchase of aluminum group Alcan Inc., and then the ill-conceived swoop for Mozambique-focused coal outfit Riversdale Mining Ltd. The commodities boom cooled, top managers were pushed out and writedowns piled up.
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