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Wednesday 28 July 2021 7:47 pm  |  Updated:  Wednesday 28 July 2021 7:48 pm

Rio Tinto pays out $9.1bn in dividends following record earnings

By: Michiel Willems

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Rio Tinto logged a record first half performance today, underpinned by soaring iron ore prices on strong demand from China, which led the global miner to pay out a bonanza of $9.1bn in dividends. Watch the full report.

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Jakob Stausholm will step down after more than four years as chief executive of the FTSE 100 mining giant.

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