Rio Tinto takes to the seas

Mining giant Rio Tinto said it had begun shipping coal out of Mozambique, starting with 34,000 tonnes of coking coal from its Benga Mine in the Moatize Basin.

Mining giant Rio Tinto said it had begun shipping coal out of Mozambique, starting with 34,000 tonnes of coking coal from its Benga Mine in the Moatize Basin.

The first shipment left the Port of Beira today, bound for an Indian steel mill, the firm said.

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